#IOMchess Round 9:
1. (6) Aronian ½-½ Anton (6)
2. (5½) Carlsen ½-½ Caruana (6)
3. (5½) Alekseenko ½-½ Anand (5½)
4. (5½) Maghsoodloo ½-½ Karjakin (5½)
5. (5½) Kovalev 0-1 Nakamura (5½)
6. (5½) Vitiugov ½-½ Wang (5½)
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Four leaders with 6,5: Aronian, Anton, Caruana, Nakamura.

Pairings round 10 #iomchess:

Six rounds were played at FIDE World Junior Championships in New Delhi. #YouthChess #chess

Evgeny Shtembuliak (🇺🇦 2577) and Aram Hakobyan (🇦🇲 2561) are leading the open section with 5 points each. They are paired to meet in round 7 (October 21), Shtembuliak will have White.

Mobina Alinasab (🇮🇷 2239) is solely leading the girls' section of World Junior Championship with 5,5 points. The only half-a-point she gave away was to Polina Shuvalova (🇷🇺 2412) who is breathing down the leader's neck with 5 points

Amsterdam, 25th July 1984. Jan Timman and Lev Polugaevsky are pictured in conversation before their game in the 8th round of the OHRA tournament.

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"Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect."

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