Leko takes the lead in Dortmund
Leko defeats Gustafsson to take sole lead
The lead changed hands yet again today in Dortmund as a novelty by Gustafsson, 16.Qb3, in the Queen's Indian did not prove a worthwhile move. Leko (pictured) took advantage of the resulting doubled b-pawns to eventually win the game.
At the bottom of the standings, poor Loek Van Wely lost again in ugly fashion, this time to Arkadij Naiditsch. He managed to last a few more moves than yesterday's quick loss, but somehow contrived to have tripled f-pawns at one point. Oh dear.
Will Leko hang on to win in Dortmund? The last round is tomorrow.
The results in round 6:
| Gustafsson, Jan | - Leko, Peter | 0-1 | 45 | E15 | Queens Indian |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | - Ivanchuk, Vassily | ½-½ | 29 | E25 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Nepomniachtchi, Ian | ½-½ | 39 | D11 | Slav Defence |
| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - Van Wely, Loek | 1-0 | 26 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation |
The standings after round 6:
| 1 | Leko, Peter | HUN | 2741 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 4 |
| 2 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | RUS | 2634 | ½ | * | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ |
| 3 | Gustafsson, Jan | GER | 2603 | 0 | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3½ |
| 4 | Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | 2752 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 3 |
| 5 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2740 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | . | 1 | ½ | 3 |
| 6 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2788 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | * | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | GER | 2624 | . | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 2677 | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
