5 July 2018
Boris Gelfand Catches Up With Ian Nepomniachtchi at Gideon Japhet Cup
Arkadij Naiditsch pulls away in the open event.
A big chess festival in memory of Gideon Japhet is taking place in Jerusalem. Rounds 5 and 6 were played in the main rapid double round-robin tournament (time control: 15+10). Boris Gelfand (Israel) won two games against Peter Svidler (Russia). Georg Meier (Germany) outplayed Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 1.5-0.5. Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) and Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) made two draws.
Current standings:
1-2. B. Gelfand, I. Nepomniachtchi - 4/6
3. A. Muzychuk - 3
4-5. G. Meier, P. Svidler - 2.5
6. V. Ivanchuk - 2.
Round 7 pairings: Nepomniachtchi - Svidler, Ivanchuk - Gelfand, A. Muzychuk - Meier.
Schedule
Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan) keeps on leading of the ACP Open Chess Tournament (Swiss event, 7 rounds) with 5 points out of 5. Five chess players, including Daniil Yuffa (Russia), are one point behind.
Round 6 pairings
Official website
Photos by Vladimir Barsky
