Kings Tournament Round Two
Fabiano Caruana missed a clear opportunity to gain his first win of the Kings Tournament in Bucharest in round two.
The Italian star faced Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu and seemed to have victory in sight before a crucial slip gave his Romanian opponent the chance to save the game by giving perpetual check.
Veselin Topalov and Vassily Ivanchuk played a long and closely fought game which ended in a draw. Ivanchuk had the better chances in the endgame, but it wasn't enough for victory.
Topalov will be surely be disappointed to have failed to achieve a win after having the white pieces in his first two games.
The standings after 2 rounds
| Name | Fed | Elo | Pts |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2763 | 1½ |
| Topalov, Veselin | BUL | 2769 | 1 |
| Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2786 | 1 |
| Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | ROU | 2668 | ½ |
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Fabiano Caruana missed his chance against Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu
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Veselin Topalov and Vassily Ivanchuk
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Rounds start at 15:30 local time (13:30 UTC) and can be followed live at the official website.
The full schedule is:
| Round 1 - 7th November | |
| Topalov Veselin | Caruana Fabiano |
| Ivanchuk Vassily | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter |
| Round 2 - 8th November | |
| Caruana Fabiano | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter |
| Topalov Veselin | Ivanchuk Vassily |
| Round 3 - 9th November | |
| Ivanchuk Vassily | Caruana Fabiano |
| Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | Topalov Veselin |
| Round 4 - 11th November | |
| Caruana Fabiano | Topalov Veselin |
| Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | Ivanchuk Vassily |
| Round 5 - 12th November | |
| Caruana Fabiano | Ivanchuk Vassily |
| Topalov Veselin | Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter |
| Round 6 - 13th November | |
| Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter | Caruana Fabiano |
| Ivanchuk Vassily | Topalov Veselin |
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Photos from the official website. Games via TWIC.
