Dortmund Round 4
Nepomniachtchi wins to join leaders
Just an express report today. The only decisive game was Nepomniachtchi's (pictured) win against Van Wely to join Leko and Gustafsson in the joint lead on 2.5/4.
Tomorrow is another rest day. Round 5 is on Friday.
The results in round 4:
| Gustafsson, Jan | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 31 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 |
| Nepomniachtchi, Ian | - Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 48 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 41 | B46 | Sicilian Paulsen |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Leko, Peter | ½-½ | 23 | E15 | Queens IndiaThe standings after round 5: |
The standings after round 4:
| 1. | Gustafsson, Jan | g | GER | 2603 | * | . | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | 2½ | 2821 |
| 2. | Leko, Peter | g | HUN | 2741 | . | * | . | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | 2½ | 2834 |
| 3. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2634 | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 2½ | 2793 |
| 4. | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | g | AZE | 2752 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | . | . | . | 2 | 2650 |
| 5. | Naiditsch, Arkadij | g | GER | 2624 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | . | . | 2 | 2694 |
| 6. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2788 | ½ | ½ | . | . | 0 | * | . | 1 | 2 | 2661 |
| 7. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2740 | ½ | 0 | ½ | . | . | . | * | ½ | 1½ | 2576 |
| 8. | Van Wely, Loek | g | NED | 2677 | . | ½ | 0 | . | . | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2532 |
