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The grand leader of day one had been Sergey Karjakin, with 4.5/5, but his tank ran out of gas
on day two and his momentum came to a screaming halt as he finished with 6.5/10. These
competitions are all adrenaline and snap decisions, and it is quite likely that fatigue after the
marathon World Cup is finally exacting its toll.
Guseinov - Karjakin
Black has played superbly and reached this key moment in a rook
endgame. Black is in check, and only one move wins, can you find it?
Admittedly the win was far from easy to see, and both players were down on time, but it was very much the type of day Sergey had.
The World Champion’s rise to the top might appear to be the picture of consistency, since he scored
4.0/5 on day one, and repeated the performance on day two. However, it was not quite such smooth
sailing when he found himself facing imminent death on the board versus 19-year-old Daniil Dubov.
Vladimir Kramnik (right) was able to outplay Daniil Dubov and stands tied for 3rd with 7.5/10
Mamedyarov has had an irregular tournament so far, and despite beating Vidit Gujrathi, one
of the revelations of day one, found himself on the receiving end of others...
Mamedyarov - Kryvoruchko
Can you see how the Ukrainian concluded his game to beat one
of the world's best? Black to play and win.
Igor Kovalenko was without a doubt one of the stars of the second day. Not just by virtue
of the scalps he scored, but in how he scored them.
Watch this spectacular and imaginative demolition of Levon Aronian:
The win over Levon Aronian would have been enough, but watch how he saved a game against
Vladimir Kramnik no less
A fantastic save and one of the key reasons that Igor Kovalenko is the top of the group with 7.5/10, claiming third place on day two.
Vishy Anand leans over to watch the game of his former World Championship rival,
Boris Gelfand. The Israeli has had a solid event with 7.0/10 and a 2799 performance.
The playing halls have had large numbers of fans flocking to see the world's best
Parents have taken advantage of the opportunity to share their love of the game with their children...
... and the kibitzing rooms were full.
Needless to say, if you were watching on Playchess you could watch as many boards as you wanted
If you'd like to see it live in your browser, including the multiple boards, or on a smartphone, the click on the link above. Clicking on the above link will take you to our live broadcast of the World Rapid championship in Berlin. If the game has not yet started you will see the previous two games: Note that the appearance will adapt according to the device you are watching it on. If you open the link on your smartphone, then it might look like this: Don't miss out on the action! Photos by Gregor Anthes, Nailya Bikmurzina, and Lena Kashirsky for official site The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 13 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.Standings after ten rounds
Rk
SNo
Ti.
Name
FED
Rtg
Pts
TB
Perf
1
1
GM
Carlsen Magnus
NOR
2847
8,0
2696
2912
2
34
GM
Zhigalko Sergei
BLR
2698
8,0
2674
2900
3
39
GM
Kovalenko Igor
LAT
2687
7,5
2676
2854
4
7
GM
Kramnik Vladimir
RUS
2798
7,5
2665
2850
5
3
GM
Ivanchuk Vassily
UKR
2835
7,5
2655
2836
6
92
GM
Khismatullin Denis
RUS
2574
7,0
2755
2861
7
36
GM
Kryvoruchko Yuriy
UKR
2694
7,0
2740
2867
8
8
GM
Nepomniachtchi Ian
RUS
2789
7,0
2697
2830
9
50
GM
Mamedov Rauf
AZE
2667
7,0
2693
2822
10
89
GM
Bocharov Dmitry
RUS
2577
7,0
2689
2814
11
16
GM
Radjabov Teimour
AZE
2741
7,0
2680
2817
12
12
GM
Gelfand Boris
ISR
2751
7,0
2658
2799
13
9
GM
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar
AZE
2784
7,0
2638
2777
14
13
GM
Dominguez Perez Leinier
CUB
2749
7,0
2636
2775
15
53
GM
Malakhov Vladimir
RUS
2662
6,5
2753
2835
16
71
GM
Kasimdzhanov Rustam
UZB
2619
6,5
2745
2814
17
49
GM
Dubov Daniil
RUS
2667
6,5
2728
2815
18
5
GM
Karjakin Sergey
RUS
2805
6,5
2699
2797
19
38
GM
Onischuk Vladimir
UKR
2692
6,5
2692
2785
20
54
GM
Onischuk Alexander
USA
2662
6,5
2685
2773
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