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CHESS#1311

The Dortmund GM concluded with Ian Nepomniachtchi winning with a 2872 performance

CHESS#1311
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Devangshu Datta
The Biel Super GM is wide-open. The six-player double round-robin is unbalanced with a field of Magnus Carlsen (Elo 2842), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2801), Maxime Vachier Lagrave (2779), Peter Svidler (2753), David Navarra (2741) and Nico Georgiadis (2526). Unsurprisingly, Georgiadis is being targeted.

After five rounds, Carlsen and Shakh (3.5 each) lead, with Svidler (3), Navarra (2.5), MVL (2) and Georgiadis (0.5). However Georgiadis’ sole draw came against Carlsen who he shocked with an exchange sacrifice. Carlsen started with two wins versus MVL and Navarra. The former was a Carlsen classic in an apparently drawn rook ending. The latter involved

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