Linares Rd 12 - Grischuk Loses But Still Leads
With the finishing line fast approaching in Linares, Alexander Grischuk suffered his first loss today, but still leads the tournament on 7/12. His nemesis was Magnus Carlsen (pictured) in a complex Sicilian Scheveningen where Grischuk got into time trouble and missed Magnus' spectacular move 33.Ba6!! which ensured that white's advanced pawns were unstoppable.
With only 2 rounds to go, Vassily Ivanchuk and Magnus Carlsen are in joint second place on 6.5/12, just half a point behind Grischuk. The other games were drawn, the last to finish being the clash between cellar-dwellers Radjabov and Dominguez which went down to bare kings.
| 1 | Grischuk, Alexander | RUS | 2733 | 7 |
| 2 | Ivanchuk, Vassily | UKR | 2779 | 6½ |
| 3 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2776 | 6½ |
| 4 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2750 | 6 |
| 5 | Anand, Viswanathan | IND | 2791 | 6 |
| 6 | Wang Yue | CHN | 2739 | 5½ |
| 7 | Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2761 | 5½ |
| 8 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2717 | 5 |
The draw for the remaining rounds is:
Round 13
| Magnus Carlsen | Teimour Radjabov |
| Alexander Grischuk | Vishy Anand |
| Vassily Ivanchuk | Levon Aronian |
| Wang Yue | Leinier Dominguez |
Round 14
| Teimour Radjabov |
Wang Yue |
| Leinier Dominguez |
Vassily Ivanchuk |
| Levon Aronian |
Alexander Grischuk |
| Vishy Anand |
Magnus Carlsen |
