Leko takes the lead in Dortmund

Submitted by SonofPearl on Sat, 07/05/2008 at 3:59pm.

Leko defeats Gustafsson to take sole lead

The lead changed hands yet again today in Dortmund as a novelty by Gustafsson, 16.Qb3, in the Queen's Indian did not prove a worthwhile move. Leko (pictured) took advantage of the resulting doubled b-pawns to eventually win the game.

At the bottom of the standings, poor Loek Van Wely lost again in ugly fashion, this time to Arkadij Naiditsch. He managed to last a few more moves than yesterday's quick loss, but somehow contrived to have tripled f-pawns at one point. Oh dear.

Will Leko hang on to win in Dortmund? The last round is tomorrow.

The results in round 6:

Gustafsson, Jan	- Leko, Peter	0-1	45	E15	Queens Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Ivanchuk, Vassily	½-½	29	E25	Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Kramnik, Vladimir	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	39	D11	Slav Defence
Naiditsch, Arkadij	- Van Wely, Loek	1-0	26	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation

The standings after round 6:

1	Leko, Peter	HUN	2741	*	½	1	½	1	½	.	½	4
2	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	RUS	2634	½	*	.	½	½	½	½	1	3½
3	Gustafsson, Jan	GER	2603	0	.	*	½	½	½	1	1	3½
4	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	AZE	2752	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	.	3
5	Ivanchuk, Vassily	UKR	2740	0	½	½	½	*	.	1	½	3
6	Kramnik, Vladimir	RUS	2788	½	½	½	½	.	*	0	1	3
7	Naiditsch, Arkadij	GER	2624	.	½	0	½	0	1	*	1	3
8	Van Wely, Loek	NED	2677	½	0	0	.	½	0	0	*	1