Meier Leads SPICE Cup After 2 Rounds
The German grandmaster Georg Meier has taken an early lead at the 2012 SPICE Cup in St. Louis.
Lowest seeded Meier defeated Ding Liren of China in the second round to record the only decisive result of the competition so far.
The tournament is a 6-player double round-robin hosted at Webster University. The tournament press release is here.
The standings after 2 rounds
| Name | Fed | Elo | Pts |
| George Meier | GER | 2646 | 1½ |
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FRA | 2705 | 1 |
| Le Quang Liem | VIE | 2703 | 1 |
| Wesley So | PHI | 2677 | 1 |
| Casba Balogh | HUN | 2664 | 1 |
| Ding Liren | CHN | 2702 | ½ |
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Georg Meier (left) defeated Din Liren in round two
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The full schedule can be found here. Games start at 14:30 local time (17:30 UTC) except the last round on 21 October which starts at 11:00 in St.Louis.
The games can be followed live at this page.
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Photo from the official SPICE coverage. More here.
