Linares Rd 11 - Grischuk Edges Closer To Victory
All games in round 11 at Linares ended in draw, leaving Alexander Grischuk (pictured) still leading by a clear point on 7/11. Vassily Ivanchuk is second on 6/11, followed by Carlsen, Anand and Aronian on 5.5/11.
Only Aronian came close to victory in the round, playing with the black pieces against Dominguez. Aronian had the edge in this tactical encounter, but Dominguez managed to reach a drawish rook endgame a pawn down and ended the game with a pleasing stalemate tactic.
1 | Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2733 | 7 |
2 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2779 | 6 |
3 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2776 | 5½ |
4 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2791 | 5½ |
5 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2750 | 5½ |
6 | Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2761 | 5 |
7 | Wang Yue | CHN | 2739 | 5 |
8 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2717 | 4½ |