27 July 2017

Etienne Bacrot Leads GM Tournament in Biel

Four rounds are played.

Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
Photo: Biel International Chess Festival
In round 4 of the Grandmasters Tournament of the 50th Biel International Chess Festival Alexander Morozevich lost Etienne Bacrot, Pentala Harikrishna defeated Noël Studer, David Navara won against Peter Leko, while Nico Georgiadis bested Rafael Vaganian. The game Ponomariov-Hou ended in a draw.   



Standings after round 4:

1. Bacrot - 3 
2-5. Harikrishna, Georgiadis, Ponomariov, Hou Yifan - 2.5
6. Navara - 2
7-8.  Leko, Morozevich - 1.5
9-10. Vaganian, Studer - 1. 

Round 5 pairings:

Georgiadis - Ponomariov, Morozevich - Vaganian, Studer - Bacrot, Leko - Harikrishna, Hou Yifan - Navara.

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