Ponomariov Beats Nakamura In Dortmund
Ruslan Ponomariov (pictured) beat Hikaru Nakamura with the black pieces in the third round of the 2011 Dortmund tournament.
It was a fine win for Ponomariov, and some measure of revenge for his match loss to the American in St.Louis in May.
Vladimir Kramnik was held to a draw by Le Quang Liem in a entertaining encounter, while Georg Meier slipped up after a long struggle with Anish Giri, missing a nice combination to lose in 75 moves.
The standings after round three:
| 1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | RUS | 2781 | 2½ |
| 2 | Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2764 | 2 |
| 3 | Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2715 | 1½ |
| 4 | Giri, Anish | NED | 2701 | 1½ |
| 5 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2770 | 1 |
| 6 | Meier, Georg | GER | 2656 | ½ |
Nakamura suffered a bad loss to Ponomariov
Giri beat Meier after a long struggle
Kramnik was held to a draw by Le
The tournament runs from 21-31 July, with 26 July being a rest day. Games start at 3pm local time, except the final round which starts 2 hours earlier.
More information on this double round-robin event can be found at the official website (in German). The live games link is here.
Photos: Georgios Souleidis (official website)
