[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Poikovsky, Round 7: Shirov alone in first

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Poikovsky, Round 7: Shirov alone in first
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1216194624.shtml


   Another good round, even if only two games ended with a winner. One
   game, Inarkiev-Sutovsky (won by White), didn't affect the leaderboard,
   but the other, Volokitin-Shirov, did. With his win, Shirov took a
   half-point lead over Jakovenko and Rublevsky with two rounds to go,
   and seems poised to make a run at the upper 2700s. His rating coming
   into the event was 2741, and his TPR is now 2837. Very impressive,
   even if he was the favorite coming in to the event.
   Standings after Round 7:
   1. Shirov 5
   2-3. Jakovenko, Rublevsky 4.5
   4-5 Wang Hao, Gashimov 4
   6. Bologan 3
   7-10. Sutovsky, Onischuk, Inarkiev, Volokitin 2.5
   The games can be replayed [1]here.

References

   1. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html#news764