by Johannes Fischer
12/27/2016 – On day 2 of the Rapid World Championship in Doha, Qatar, Vassily Ivanchuk was in great form. He started the day by beating Magnus Carlsen in round 6 and finished it with a win against Shakriyar Mamedyarov. With 8.0/10 he is now sole leader, half a point ahead of Mamedyarov and Ian Nepomniachtchi. With 7.0/10 Carlsen shares places 4 to 10 with six other players. Games and results...