Tomorrow the 6th round of the Masters Final will be played in Bilbao, Spain. It is the first of five rounds that form the second half of the tournament, and Fabiano Caruana (Italy) is defending a four-point lead. The first half took place September 25-29 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Journalist/commentator Leontxo Garcia, Bilbao mayor Iñaki Azkuna and World Champion Viswanathan Anand at the opening of the Bilbao Masters Final on Saturday morning

As the press release nicely put it, in the coming week Bilbao will become the "world chess capital" as the location of the Masters Final's second half. After a break of eight days, the players will start the 6th round tomorrow at 17:00 CET. Fabiano Caruana is leading the tournament with 11 points out of 5, followed by Levon Aronian (7 points), Magnus Carlsen (6 points), Viswanathan Anand (5 points) and Francisco Vallejo Pons & Sergey Karjakin (3 points).

The Bilbao leg was officially opened on Saturday morning in the Arab Hall of the City Hall of Bilbao, in the presence of the mayor of Bilbao, Iñaki Azkuna, World Champion Viswanathan Anand and journalist/commentator Leontxo Garcia

Like in previous years the games will be played in the Central Atrium of the Alhondiga Bilbao, in a soundproofed glass box with view to the public. This glass room measures 8x8m witdh, with a high of 3,5m and weighs 8 tons. The games will start on Monday, September 8th and will last until Saturday, September 13th, with a rest day on Wednesday the 10th. The Bilbao leg has its own official website and you can find the live games here.

Below you can refresh your memory with the Sao Paulo results and the current standings:

Grand Slam Masters Final 2012 | Schedule & results

Grand Slam Masters Final 2012 | Round 5 standings (football)

Grand Slam Masters Final 2012 | Round 5 standings (classical)