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Harika is back deep into the top 10 in the live ratings again with a creditable win over the very strong Mamedov from Azerbaijan in the Abu Dhabi Chess tournament. Nepomniachtchi moves up to No. 4 on the Rapid ratings. Kasparov loses 13 pts so far and it will take a while to see what his true strength today is (of course it will not harm his all time great status). Le Quang Liem is proving that he was a good choice for the Rapid and Blitz. He is plus 14 ELO in the event.

Most of the 4th round games have been played out. The high profile match between Ukraine and Armenia ended in a draw at 2-2. Germany 1 edged past Spain, England was held to a draw by Norway even though Carlsen beat the bankable Adams. Kramnik escaped a lethal attack from Sasikiran Krishnan of India. Russia won 2.5-1.5 Hungary finally had a good result beating Romania. The bad news for them was the form of Judit Polgar, who is still struggling. Azerbaijan beat USA 3-1 with wins by Radjabov and Mamedyarov over Kamsky and Nakamura respectively. In the women's section, India beat Germany 1, China thrashed Armenia, Russia whitewashed Indonesia. Georgia - Hungary and Ukraine - Lithuania were draws. Leading Results Open Section Ukraine - Armenia 2-2 Spain - Germany 1 1.5-2.5 Norway - England 2-2 Russsia - India 2.5-1.5 Romania - Hungary 1-3 Azerbaijan - USA 3-1 Women's Section Hungary - Georgia 2-2 India - Germany 1 3-1 China - Armenia 3.5-0.5 Serbia - Poland 1.5-1.5 (one game still o...