by National Life Master Loal Davis
Mikhail Tal
Four decisive games in Round 6; beautiful games all.
Levon Aronian took out the tournament leader Anish Giri in a very strongly played English.
White (Aronian) To Play
Vladimir Kramnik played a strong White side of the Sicilian against Boris Gelfand. Poor Gelfand has managed only a half point so far. The following liquidating sequence by White was very convincing.
White (Kramnik) To Play
Peter Svidlier beat Chao Li in a Reti (Reversed Benoni-like) opening; a very tough game.
Final Position
Ian Nepomniachtchi stepped into the tournament lead beating Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.
White (Nepomniachtchi) To Play
| # | Name | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 4.5 | 13.25 |
| 2 | Giri, Anish | 4 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Aronian, Levon | 3.5 | 10.75 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | 3.5 | 8.75 | |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 3.5 | 7.5 | |
| 6 | Svidler, Peter | 3 | 10 |
| Li, Chao b | 3 | 6.25 | |
| 8 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Tomashevsky, Evgeny | 2 | 6.25 |
| 10 | Gelfand, Boris | 0.5 | 1.75 |