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Kramnik, Leko and Gustafsson win

PeterDoggers
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Today the Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2008 has really begun. Three players won with the white pieces: Kramnik, Leko and Gustafsson, against Van Wely, Ivanchuk and Naiditsch respectively. Update: games with commentary.

Here are the games of the second round:




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