Chess Festival Munich: Three players lead after six rounds

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5/31/2024 – Vladimir Fedoseev (photo), Pavel Eljanov and Giga Quaparadze are the three leaders after six rounds of the Munich Open (5 points each). German grandmasters Dmitrij Kollars, Frederik Svane and Marco Baldauf are half a point behind. | Photo: Tournament page

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After six of a total of nine rounds, three players are in the lead at the Munich Open. Vladimir Fedoseev and Pavel Eljanov, two of the Elo favourites, have both scored 5 points. The less well-known Georgian grandmaster Giga Quaparadze (36) has achieved the same score and joined the leading trio.

The leading group is followed by seven players with half a point less, including the three German grandmasters Dmitrij Kollars, Frederik Svane and Marco Baldauf. Kollars and Svane have both played against Fedoseev. Kollars drew in round four, but F. Svane had to accept a defeat in round five, which interrupted a winning streak of four victories.

The best woman in the field is Evgeniya Doluhanova, who also has 4.5 points. In round seven, Fesoseev and Quparadze will face each other, while Pavel Eljanov will have Black against Marco Baldauf.

Standings after six rounds

Rk. Name Pts  Tb1 
1 Fedoseev, Vladimir 5 2510
2 Eljanov, Pavel 5 2426
3 Quparadze, Giga 5 2402
4 Kollars, Dmitrij 4,5 2436
5 Svane, Frederik 4,5 2380
6 Fedorovsky, Michael 4,5 2366
7 Kuru, Atilla 4,5 2347
8 Ubilava, Elizbar 4,5 2338
9 Kjartansson, Gudmundur 4,5 2318
10 Baldauf, Marco 4,5 2302
11 Doluhanova, Evgeniya 4,5 2247
12 Manucharyan, Andriy 4,5 2206
13 Nguyen, Alex Dac-Vuong 4 2294
14 Bromberger, Stefan 4 2286
15 Pruess, David 4 2283
16 Stijve, Theo 4 2275
17 Kundianok, Vladislav 4 2270
18 Ohler, Julius 4 2267
19 Avdic, Faris 4 2252
20 Boehme, Sebastian 4 2235

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