Today marks the first part of the double round-robin that will determine the four semifinalists.
And we already have some indications, with four decisive games.
Pool A | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | PTS |
Grischuk | aa | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1.5 |
Nakamura | 1/2 | aa | 1 | 1/2 | 2.0 |
Esipenko | 1/2 | 0 | aa | 1 | 1.5 |
Bacrot | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0 | aa | 1.0 |
In Pool A the "Game Of the Day", Grischuk-Nakamura, ended in a draw, leaving the American in the lead with 2.0/3.
Esipenko defeated Bacrot, to join Grushuk half a point behind Nakamura.
Pool B | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | PTS |
Wojtaszek | aa | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.0 |
Fedoseev | 1/2 | aa | 0 | 1 | 1.5 |
Rapport | 0 | 1 | aa | 1/2 | 1.5 |
Oparin | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | aa | 1.0 |
In Pool B we had two draws. Wojtaszek, thanks to his win over Fedovees in Round 1, leads the group with 2.0/3.
Pool C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | PTS |
Aronian | aa | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 2.5 |
Dubov | 1/2 | aa | 1/2 | 0 | 1.0 |
Keymer | 0 | 1/2 | aa | 1/2 | 1.0 |
Gujrathi | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | aa | 1.5 |
In Pool C, the young German star Keymer couldn't resist the super-strong now-American Levon Aronian, who won his game to jump to a stunning 2.5/3.
Dubov, who is not having a good time since Tata Steel, lost to Vidit today.
Pool D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | PTS |
So | aa | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 2.0 |
Dominguez | 1/2 | aa | 1/2 | 1 | 2.0 |
Harikrishna | 1/2 | 1/2 | aa | 1/2 | 1.5 |
Shirov | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | aa | 0.5 |
In Pool D, Shirov lost his second game with Wesley So, who wins his first game and catches Domingues on top with 2 points out of three.
Dominguez and Harikrishna drew their game.
Tomorrow round 4 of the Pools phase at 9 AM EST - 15:00 local (CET) - 14:00 UTC.
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