Kramnik Wins In Hoogeveen
Vladimir Kramnik won the Unive tournament in Hoogeveen with a convincing display.
After a strong start to the event, Kramnik went on to win all three of his games with the white pieces and drew all three with black to finish on top with a score of 4½/6.
The only other decisive game of the event came from Anish Giri, who defeated Judit Polgar in round 5 to claim second place.
The final standings:
| Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2791 | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 4½ |
| Giri, Anish | NED | 2722 | 0 | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3 |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2715 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | ½ | 2½ |
| Polgar, Judit | HUN | 2701 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 2 |
Giri came closest to ruffling Kramnik's feathers, but his pressure wasn't quite enough
Kramnik won his third game with white to clinch first place with a round to spare
Giri's win against Polgar netted him second place
Pictures from the official website.
