Reports | June 30, 2008 7:17

[lang_nl]Kramnik, Leko en Gustafsson winnen[/lang_nl][lang_en]Kramnik, Leko and Gustafsson win[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Vandaag is de Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2008 echt begonnen. Drie witspelers wonnen hun partijen: Kramnik, Leko en Gustafsson, van respectievelijk Van Wely, Ivanchuk en Naiditsch. Update: partijen met analyses.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Today the Sparkassen Chess Meeting 2008 has really begun. Three players won with the white pieces: Kramnik, Leko and Gustafsson, against Van Wely, Ivanchuk and Naiditsch respectively. Update: games with commentary.[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Hier de partijen van de tweede ronde:


[/lang_nl][lang_en]Here are the games of the second round:


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Alvarez's picture

Alvarez

3 years 7 months ago

Congratulations, very good comments, especially the ones from gustafsson-naiditsch

Mattovsky's picture

Mattovsky

3 years 7 months ago

Big deal. His opponent was also German.

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amit k

3 years 7 months ago

These guys are playing just 7 rounds
There is no Sophia-rule to avoid short draws
Then why do they need 2 rest days and the first rest day coming after just 2 rounds??

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jussu

3 years 7 months ago

I don't think the number of chessplayers' rest days should concern us spectators. They will eventually play all seven rounds, that's for sure.

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Mattovsky

3 years 7 months ago

@ Arne: We don't seem to have the same opinion about the appropriate use of irony. But never mind.

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arne

3 years 7 months ago

Good to see that at least Gusti was victorious on that sad day for Germany... :-)

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Silken

3 years 7 months ago

The two rest days enable the GM tournament to run with some synchronicity (is this as word ?!) with the Amateur Open, which uses 9 rounds.

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The_Anonymous_Person

3 years 7 months ago

Three decisive games! Drawmund is no more...

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arne

3 years 7 months ago

Thanks for pointing out the obvious, Mattovsky. Ever heard of the word 'irony'?

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