Carlsen Extends Lead In Biel
Magnus Carlsen (pictured) recovered from a loss yesterday to record his fourth win at Biel, completing the double over Yannick Pelletier.
Alexander Morozevich and Alexei Shirov had a wild encounter which the Russian really should have won, but when the dust finally settled on an amazing game, a draw was agreed.
The clash between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana also ended in a draw.
The standings after 6 rounds:
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2821 | 13 |
| 2 | Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2694 | 10 |
| 3 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2722 | 7 |
| 4 | Shirov, Alexei | ESP | 2714 | 7 |
| 5 | Pelletier, Yannick | SUI | 2590 | 4 |
| 6 | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2711 | 3 |
Shirov and Morozevich played a wild game
Games start each day at 14:00 local time (12:00 UTC, 08:00 Eastern), except the final round on 29 July which is three hours earlier. Live games can be followed from this link at the official website.
Photo from the tournament's Facebook Page.
