Grenke Chess Classic Round 1
Fabiano Caruana opened with a win in the first round of the Grenke Chess Classic in Baden-Baden.
The Italian-American won a fine game against Georg Meier to take an early lead in this 6-player double round-robin competition.
World Champion Vishy Anand had to tread carefully to earn a draw against an in-form Mickey Adams, while the game between Arkadij Naiditsch and Daniel Fridman was a hard-fought draw.
Fabiano Caruana
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Arkadij Naiditsch
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The full schedule for the grandmaster tournament:
| Round 1 on 07/02/2013 at 15:00 Naiditsch Arkadij - Fridman Daniel Adams Michael - Anand Viswanathan Caruana Fabiano - Meier Georg |
Round 2 on 08/02/2013 at 15:00 Fridman Daniel - Meier Georg Anand Viswanathan - Caruana Fabiano Naiditsch Arkadij - Adams Michael |
| Round 3 on 09/02/2013 at 15:00 Adams Michael - Fridman Daniel Caruana Fabiano - Naiditsch Arkadij Meier Georg - Anand Viswanathan |
Round 4 on 10/02/2013 at 15:00 Fridman Daniel - Anand Viswanathan Naiditsch Arkadij - Meier Georg Adams Michael - Caruana Fabiano |
| Round 5 on 11/02/2013 at 15:00 Caruana Fabiano - Fridman Daniel Meier Georg - Adams Michael Anand Viswanathan - Naiditsch Arkadij |
Round 6 on 13/02/2013 at 15:00 Fridman Daniel - Naiditsch Arkadij Anand Viswanathan - Adams Michael Meier Georg - Caruana Fabiano |
| Round 7 on 14/02/2013 at 15:00 Meier Georg - Fridman Daniel Caruana Fabiano - Anand Viswanathan Adams Michael - Naiditsch Arkadij |
Round 8 on 15/02/2013 at 15:00 Fridman Daniel - Adams Michael Naiditsch Arkadij - Caruana Fabiano Anand Viswanathan - Meier Georg |
| Round 9 on 16/02/2013 at 15:00 Anand Viswanathan - Fridman Daniel Meier Georg - Naiditsch Arkadij Caruana Fabiano - Adams Michael |
Round 10 on 17/02/2013 at 13:00 Fridman Daniel - Caruana Fabiano Adams Michael - Meier Georg Naiditsch Arkadij - Anand Viswanathan |
The games are accompanied by live commentary from German grandmasters Klaus Bischoff and Sebastian Siebrecht. For English-speaking chess fans the live video stream from the venue will feature commentary from English IM Lawrence Trent, who is perhaps best known for his commentary on the London Chess Classic. The video stream will also be used to broadcast the comments of the players during post-game interviews.
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Photos from the official website. Games via TWIC.
