Back in Dortmund
ChessVibes is back in Dortmund. Due to some delay I arrived just ten minutes before the start of round five; just in time to start the camera(s).Just like last year, I'll be covering the Sparkassen Chess Meeting from Dortmund, Germany. I've already uploaded some photos.
The entrance of the Schauspielhaus (Civic Theater) in rainy Dortmund
The stage of the theater with the 
Shakhryiar Mamedyarov and Vladimir Kramnik, waiting for the round to start
Loek van Wely and Jan Gustafsson doing the same. The Dutchman will sacrifice three pawns today.
Peter Leko and Ian Nepomniachtchi are also about to make their first moves.
Vassily Ivanchuk and Arkadij Naiditsch have begun, and so have the others, and so has the fifth round.Stay tuned for on-the-spot (video) coverage!
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