Bali Benidorm Chess Tournament 2008
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After the first half, Ivanchuk is leading the field with 4.5/5, having conceeded a draw only to the formidable Shirov. The shocking news though, is that Kateryna Lahno has beaten Alexei Shirov and is now placed 3rd. Earlier, she had lost her first two games of the tournament. Shirov is placed 2nd right now.
Ivanchuk's rating so far is 2886.
Standings after Round 5
Ivanchuk 4.5
Shirov 3.5
Lahno 3
Tiviakov 2.5
GUTIERREZ Sabrina 1
VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier 0.5
In the Open Masters section, Anand's former second Ubilava is leading with 5.5 points out of a maximum six closely followed by favourite Dreev, Felgaer and Delchev.
1 GM UBILAVA Elizbar ESP 2551 Cnt 5,5
2 GM DELCHEV Aleksander BUL 2632 Cat 5,0
3 GM FELGAER ZIEGLER Ruben ARG 2591 Cat 5,0
4 GM DREEV Alexey RUS 2670 5,0
5 GM MOSKALENKO Viktor UKR 2568 4,5
6 IM KOVACEVIC Slobodan SRB 2404 Val 4,5
7 FM DELORME Axel FRA 2415 4,5
8 GM HOFFMAN Alejandro ARG 2425
9 FM FARGERE Francois FRA 2444 4,0
10 GM FONTAINE Robert FRA 2546 Mad 4,0
After the first half, Ivanchuk is leading the field with 4.5/5, having conceeded a draw only to the formidable Shirov. The shocking news though, is that Kateryna Lahno has beaten Alexei Shirov and is now placed 3rd. Earlier, she had lost her first two games of the tournament. Shirov is placed 2nd right now.
Ivanchuk's rating so far is 2886.
Standings after Round 5
Ivanchuk 4.5
Shirov 3.5
Lahno 3
Tiviakov 2.5
GUTIERREZ Sabrina 1
VILA GAZQUEZ Xavier 0.5
In the Open Masters section, Anand's former second Ubilava is leading with 5.5 points out of a maximum six closely followed by favourite Dreev, Felgaer and Delchev.
1 GM UBILAVA Elizbar ESP 2551 Cnt 5,5
2 GM DELCHEV Aleksander BUL 2632 Cat 5,0
3 GM FELGAER ZIEGLER Ruben ARG 2591 Cat 5,0
4 GM DREEV Alexey RUS 2670 5,0
5 GM MOSKALENKO Viktor UKR 2568 4,5
6 IM KOVACEVIC Slobodan SRB 2404 Val 4,5
7 FM DELORME Axel FRA 2415 4,5
8 GM HOFFMAN Alejandro ARG 2425
9 FM FARGERE Francois FRA 2444 4,0
10 GM FONTAINE Robert FRA 2546 Mad 4,0
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