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Leko, Anand lead in Monaco

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3/22/2003 – At the 12th Amber Tournament, a combination of blindfold and rapid chess games, sponsored by Dutch billionaire J.J. van Oosterom, Peter Leko and Vishy Anand are in the lead with 8/12, half a point ahead of Kramnik and Gelfand. Our regular reports will resume on Monday, in the meantime after the half-way point we bring you standing, games and pictures.

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Peter Leko vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Loek van Wely (left) vs Vassily Ivanchuk

Vishy Anand, one of the leaders after round six

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