Dortmund: Caruana leads with 2 out of 2

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7/14/2014 – After beating David Baramidze in an endgame in round one Fabiano Caruana used tactics to overcome Ruslan Ponomariov in round two of the Dortmund tournament. Baramidze lost again, this time against Arkadij Naiditsch. Georg Meier and Peter Leko drew peacefully while Vladimir Kramnik almost beat Michael Adams but failed to win a won position.

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2. Round - Results

Caruana, Fabiano - Ponomariov, Ruslan 1-0
Meier, Georg - Leko, Peter ½-½
Adams, Michael - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½
Baramidze, David - Naiditsch, Arkadij 0-1

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Baramidze,D2616Caruana,F27890–12014A8142nd GM 20141.1
Naiditsch,A2705Adams,M2743½–½2014C6742nd GM 20141.2
Kramnik,V2777Meier,G26320–12014A3042nd GM 20141.3
Leko,P2737Ponomariov,R2723½–½2014A8842nd GM 20141.4
Caruana,F2789Ponomariov,R27231–02014C4242nd GM 20142.1
Meier,G2632Leko,P2737½–½2014E0642nd GM 20142.2
Adams,M2743Kramnik,V2777½–½2014A4542nd GM 20142.3
Baramidze,D2616Naiditsch,A27050–12014E0442nd GM 20142.4

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