4 June 2018
Dmitry Jakovenko Maintains Leadership in Poikovsky
His rival in round 9 is Ian Nepomniachtchi.
The penultimate eighth round of the 19th Karpov International Chess Tournament was played in Poikovsky on June 4th.
Santon Vidit outplayed Anton Korobov, Boris Gelfand bested Victor Bologan, while the games Artemiev - Nepomniachtchi, Jakovenko - Kovalev, and Sutovsky - Fedoseev were drawn.
Standings after round 8:
1. Dmitry Jakovenko - 6
2-3. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Boris Gelfand - 5.5
4. Santosh Vidit - 5
5. Vladimir Fedoseev - 4.5
6. Vladislav Kovalev - 4
7. Anton Korobov - 3.5
8. Vladislav Artemiev - 3
9. Emil Sutovsky - 2.5
10. Victor Bologan - 0.5.
Round 9 pairings:
Korobov - Artemiev, Fedoseev - Vidit, Bologan - Sutovsky, Kovalev - Gelfand, Nepomniachtchi - Jakovenko
Games online
Photos by Evgeny Vashenyak
