Photo by Mikael Svensson Ju-Korobov Ju was slightly better in the opening, after playing Bb5+ against the Sicilian Defense. Korobov equalized with some exact moves, and started to put some pressure on, but Ju defended very well. When the game turned into a rook endgame, it looked like it was …
After seven tough rounds, three players shared first place with 4½ points: Abdusattorov, Erigaisi and Svidler. According to the rules (tiebreak regulations), a tiebreak was required. In the first tiebreak round, the results were Erigaisi-Abdusattorov ½-½, Abdusattorov-Svidler 1-0, Svidler- Erigaisi 0-1. This lead to a final teibreak between Abdusattorov and …
Photo by Mikael Svensson Maurizzi-Ju Ju chose the Russian Defense against Maurizzi’s 1.e4. Both played a solid and safe game, and after 40 moves, a draw was agreed upon in a knight endgame where there were no possibilities left. Korobov-Grandelius Korobov surprised Grandelius with the odd 4.h3 in the Four …