4 June 2018
Dmitry Jakovenko Takes the Lead in Poikovsky
Two decisive rounds are ahead.
The seventh round of the 19th Karpov International Chess Tournament was played in Poikovsky on June 3rd.
Dmitry Jakovenko defeated Victor Bologan, Anton Korobov bested Emil Sutovsky, while the games Vidit - Artemiev, Fedoseev - Gelfand, and Kovalev - Nepomniachtchi were drawn.
Standings after round 7:
1. Dmitry Jakovenko - 5.5
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 5
3. Boris Gelfand - 4.5
4-5. Vladimir Fedoseev, Santosh Vidit - 4
7-8. Anton Korobov, Vladislav Kovalev - 3.5
8. Vladislav Artemiev - 2.5
9. Emil Sutovsky - 2
10. Victor Bologan - 0.5.
Round 8 pairings:
Artemiev - Nepomniachtchi, Jakovenko - Kovalev, Gelfand - Bologan, Sutovsky - Fedoseev, Vidit - Korobov
Games online
Photos by Evgeny Vashenyak
