Fred McKim
06-20-2011, 08:00 AM
At Bazna, Carlesn holds a 1/2 point lead over Karjakin with two rounds to go. They meet in the final round.
In the Ukraine, Ponomariov holds a 1/2 pt lead over Eljanov and Moiseenko with two rounds to go.
Some darkhorses are leading the Russian Higher League Championship. With 5 of 11 rounds completed Sjugirov and Najer both have 4. Vitiugov and Tomashevsky are some of the better known names with 3.5. The top finishers move on to the Russian Championship Final later in the year.
Games from all of these events can generally be found live at http://2seeitlive.com/twic/ amongst other sites.
In the Ukraine, Ponomariov holds a 1/2 pt lead over Eljanov and Moiseenko with two rounds to go.
Some darkhorses are leading the Russian Higher League Championship. With 5 of 11 rounds completed Sjugirov and Najer both have 4. Vitiugov and Tomashevsky are some of the better known names with 3.5. The top finishers move on to the Russian Championship Final later in the year.
Games from all of these events can generally be found live at http://2seeitlive.com/twic/ amongst other sites.