GM Magnus Carlsen had to fight hard to secure a draw
against GM Vladimir Kramnik in the 9th round of the
candidates tournament in London. Kramnik used a prep-
aration in the catalan to secure an opening advantage.
In the middlegame he snatches a pawn, but by good defence
Magnus managed to secure a draw. Since Aronian lost to
Gelfand Magnus is now leading alone with 6 points,
followed by Aronian on 5,5 and Kramnik on 5.This round
also gave victory for Ivanchuk who won over Radjabov who
is struggling now. The last game between Svidler and Grischuk
endet draw after a big fight.Today is restday. That means
the 10th round will be played on Wednesday at 15.00 (3.p.m).
The games will be Carlsen-Gelfand, Aronian-Ivanchuk,Grischuk-
Kramnik and Radjabov-Svidler.Follow the games on the homepage
or on ChessBomb. Read the report from yesterday`s round
on ChessBase.
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