Grischuk Maintains Lead In Nalchik
Alexander Grischuk (pictured) drew with Peter Leko in round 5 of the FIDE Grand Prix in Nalchik to take his half-point lead into the first rest day.
There were two decisive games in round 5 - The Brooklyn boy, Gata Kamsky, had yet another marathon game, but this time he failed to salvage a draw in a difficult ending with Vladimir Akopian of Armenia.
The other decisive game saw an out-of-sorts Vassily Ivanchuk lose in just 25 moves with the White pieces against Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Poor Chucky now lies in last place!
The full results in round 5:
| Grischuk, Alexander | Leko, Peter | ½-½ | 38 |
Anti-Meran Gambit |
| Karjakin, Sergey | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | ½-½ | 34 |
Sicilian Paulsen |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 38 |
Ruy Lopez Marshall |
| Bacrot, Etienne | Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 39 |
Ruy Lopez Chigorin |
| Svidler, Peter | Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 49 |
Anti-Meran Gambit |
| Akopian, Vladimir | Kamsky, Gata | 1-0 | 98 |
French Tarrasch |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | Kasimdzhanov, Rustam |
0-1 | 25 |
Semi-Slav Defence |
The standings after round 5:
| Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2748 | 3½ |
| Karjakin, Sergey | UKR | 2721 | 3 |
| Leko, Peter | HUN | 2751 | 3 |
| Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2754 | 3 |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | RUS | 2716 | 3 |
| Kamsky, Gata | USA | 2720 | 2½ |
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | UZB | 2695 | 2½ |
| Bacrot, Etienne | FRA | 2728 | 2½ |
| Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2726 | 2½ |
| Eljanov, Pavel | UKR | 2693 | 2 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | 2725 | 2 |
| Akopian, Vladimir | ARM | 2696 | 2 |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2733 | 2 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2746 | 1½ |
