Grischuk Defeats Topalov In Linares
The penultimate round of the Linares 2010 super-GM tournament saw a titanic struggle between the leader Veselin Topalov and his closest pursuer, Alexander Grischuk.
A dynamic and exciting game ended in victory for Grischuk, who therefore catches Topalov on a score of 5.5/9 with just one round to go. The other games were drawn.
The standings after nine round are:
| Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2736 | 5½ |
| Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2805 | 5½ |
| Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2781 | 4½ |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2761 | 4 |
| Gashimov, Vugar | AZE | 2759 | 4 |
| Vallejo Pons, Francisco | ESP | 2705 | 3½ |
The 10th and final round takes place tomorrow (Wednesday) and will feature Topalov v Gelfand, Vallejo v Grischuk and Aronian v Gashimov. www.chess.com/tv will have live coverage of the round by Grandmaster Jesse Kraai, beginning at 8:30 AM Pacific. The Linares 2010 title is still up for grabs!
