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Dortmund: Fabiano Caruana is now 2801

7/20/2014 – The final round of the Dortmund was the most decisive of them all. Ironically, the only game that ended in a draw was Caruana's versus Leko, which clinched second for the Hungarian. Snatching bronze was Georg Meier who beat Arkadij Naiditsch. Fabiano Caruana not only moves to world no.3, but also breaks new ground as he will appear on the next ratings list with 2801.

Fabiano Caruana wins Dortmund

7/19/2014 – Fabiano Caruana turned in yet another win at the Dortmund International, by beating Michael Adams in round six, giving him a monstrous 5.0/6 and 2972 performance. With this he takes first place in advance as he now leads with 1.5 points with a round to go, and the rivals will now fight over second and third. Moreover, Caruana's live rating is now over 2800.

Dortmund Rd5: Leko scores among near misses

7/19/2014 – It was a tough round for the German players, as they all found themselves in dangerous to lost positions. Baramidze was lost against Ponomariov, but the Ukrainina could not end it and they drew, while Adams was also far ahead against Meier. Ironically, Naiditsch was in no danger through his game against Peter Leko, but ended up losing after he committed Hara-Kiri.

Dortmund Rd4: Caruana continues his rout

7/16/2014 – Despite having three prestigious previous winners, Fabiano Caruana continues his rout of the field with a win in round four. This takes him to 3.5/4 and a 3000+ performance, but more importantly permits him to leapfrog Grischuk to take third on the live ratings list. The king of Dortmund, Vladimir Kramnik, has been unable to recover his form after his opening loss. Round four report.

Dortmund Rd3: Four draws

7/15/2014 – As usual, the title does not tell the entire tale of the round. Kramnik obtained a large advantage against Baramidze, and seemed headed to a win, but bad mistakes with 23.Nf3? and 25.f5? turned the tables. The game was pushed to the bitter end, but a draw ensued. There was little to say about the two other Berlins, and a quiet French Classical, making for a fairly lifeless round.
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