Morozevich Leads Alone Again in the Tashkent Grand Prix
Alexander Morozevich regained the sole lead at the FIDE Grand Prix in Tashkent by beating Leinier Dominguez in round six.
Morozevich's win was the only decisive game of the round, leaving him half a point clear.
Leinier Dominguez (right) was Alexander Morozevich's latest victim in round six
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Boris Gelfand drew with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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Gata Kamsky drew with Rustam Kasimdzhanov
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Fabiano Caruana pushed Ruslan Ponomariov hard
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Wang Hao drew with Peter Leko
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Peter Svidler drew with Sergey Karjakin
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The standings after round six
| Name | Fed | Elo | Pts |
| Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2748 | 4 |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | 2764 | 3½ |
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | UZB | 2696 | 3½ |
| Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2775 | 3½ |
| Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2786 | 3½ |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2741 | 3 |
| Leko, Peter | HUN | 2732 | 3 |
| Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2747 | 3 |
| Wang, Hao | CHN | 2737 | 3 |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2726 | 2 |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2751 | 2 |
| Kamsky, Gata | USA | 2762 | 2 |
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Games start at 14:00 local time in Tashkent (09:00 UTC) except the final round which is 2 hours earlier. Live video coverage and commentary is available at the official website.
The time control is 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by 20 moves in 1 hour, then 15 minutes plus a 30 second increment after move 60.
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The Tashkent Grand Prix Schedule
| 21/11/2012 | Arrival & Opening |
| 22/11/2012 | Round 1 |
| 23/11/2012 | Round 2 |
| 24/11/2012 | Round 3 |
| 25/11/2012 | Round 4 |
| 26/11/2012 | Free Day |
| 27/11/2012 | Round 5 |
| 28/11/2012 | Round 6 |
| 29/11/2012 | Round 7 |
| 30/11/2012 | Round 8 |
| 01/12/2012 | Free Day |
| 02/12/2012 | Round 9 |
| 03/12/2012 | Round 10 |
| 04/12/2012 | Round 11 & Closing |
| 05/12/2012 | Departure |
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The overall winner and runner-up of the 2012/13 FIDE Grand Prix will qualify for the March 2014 Candidates Tournament. Before then, we are due to have the 2013 Candidates in March 2013 in London, with the winner challenging Vishy Anand for the title in October/November 2013.
Photos from the official website. Games via TWIC.
