Leko Leads Jermuk Grand Prix
Peter Leko (pictured) leads the Jermuk Grand Prix after seven rounds with a score of 5/7. This powerful event has been enormously entertaining with lots of great games and decisive results.
A selection of some of the most entertaining games is below, including Kasimdzhanov's defeat of Aronian, Ivanchuk's draw using the rarely applied 50-move rule, and Alekseev proving that he knows how to checkmate with a bishop and knight!
All games can be found here at the official website and live games are at this page.
The full standings:
| Leko, Peter | HUN | 2756 | 5 |
| Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2703 | 4½ |
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | UZB | 2672 | 4½ |
| Eljanov, Pavel | UKR | 2716 | 4 |
| Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2768 | 4 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | UKR | 2717 | 4 |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2755 | 4 |
| Alekseev, Evgeny | RUS | 2714 | 4 |
| Bacrot, Etienne | FRA | 2721 | 3½ |
| Jakovenko, Dmitry | RUS | 2760 | 3 |
| Akopian, Vladimir | ARM | 2712 | 2½ |
| Cheparinov, Ivan | BUL | 2678 | 2½ |
| Kamsky, Gata | USA | 2717 | 2½ |
| Inarkiev, Ernesto | RUS | 2675 | 1 |
