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	There is a new post on The Chess Mind.  You can read it at:

http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1217007451.shtml

It begins:

	Today's round was very short, but not because of
	any "grandmaster" draws. First to finish was
	Carlsen-Dominguez, a 6.h3 Najdorf with a Nd5
	sacrifice. Anything could have happened, but
	Carlsen allowed, and Dominguez found, a way to
	return some of the material to force a draw by
	repetition. Alekseev-Onischuk lasted longer but was
	less dramatic. Alekseev enjoyed a slight and
	enduring advantage in a Giuoco Piano, but Onischuk
	defended calmly. After most of the pieces were
	exchanged, this game too concluded peacefully with
	a draw by repetition. Finally, in the game I
	thought most likely to end with a quick
	handshake,...