Alexei Shirov began the tournament in style by winning a fine attacking game with White against Richard Wang. The Canadian was well prepared but not well enough.
The beginning of a theoretical battle
In round five Shirov played with Black against Sethuraman and again was willing to enter a sharp theoretical duel in a topical line. But this time Shirov's opponent had the better of it.
Thus, it is not Elo-favorite Shirov who dominates the tournament but Indian Grandmaster Surya Shekhar Ganguly who still enjoys a 100%-score. In the following game he showed good preparation and tactical skills.
The only player who could keep the pace of Ganguly is US-American Grandmaster Samuel Shankland who has an impressive score of 6.5/7 but is half-a-point behind the leader.
Photos: Vladimir Pechenkin (Organiser)
