Bucharest 04: No changes in Leaderboard

The opening ceremony of the 7th edition of Kings Tournament Romgaz took place on the 6th of October in the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (Piata Romana Nr.6). This international tournament is organized by the Sports Club “Elisabeta Polihroniade” and is a part of the Grand Slam circuit. The Kings Tournament will be a double round robin competition with 5 world-class participants: Fabiano Caruana (Italy, GM, 2779), the former World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine, GM, 2756), Wang Hao (China, GM, 2736), Radjabov Teimour (Azerbaijan, GM, 2733) and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, (Romania, GM, 2665). This year’s edition will be played in the Magna Auditorium and Conference Hall "Virgil Madgearu" of the  Bucharest University of Economic Studies – a partner of the Kings Tournament. The rounds will start every day from the 7th until the 17th October at 3:30 p.m. (last round starts at 1:30 p.m) and entrance will be free for spectators.

Round 4

The lighting in the room is quite dark, and the boards depend on these lamps for proper illumination. Radjabov makes sure this little lamp is doing its job properly.

Despite being a pawn down and suffering through most of the game, Nisipeanu managed to hold on

Caruana used his trusty Gruenfeld to hold Wang Hao to a draw, keeping the Italian's lead in the tournament

Wang Hao is currently the only player at -1, having lost to Nisipeanu in round 2

Despite not being 2700 Nisipeanu has held his own in this tournament so far

After four rounds Caruana has been the only player to win a game without also incurring on a loss

Radjabov faces Caruana tomorrow with black, and was unable to use his Rook and Bishop vs. Rook advantage today as Nisipeanu defended this sometimes difficult endgame quite well

Analysis of Round 4

Information and photos by Dorian Rogozenco

Player Post-Mortems:

Standings

note: Nisipeanu has played one more game than the other players

Schedule

Links Official tournament site All games in PGN The games will be 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 12 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs.