13 June 2012

Tal Chess Memorial Round 4 – Morozevich, Radjabov Lead with 3 Points
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Teimour Radjabov in joint lead with
Alexander Morozevich after four rounds.
The Tal Chess Memorial Round 4 included fireworks by Magnus Carlsen against Alexander Grischuk. The latter held the No. 1 to a draw after a long-drawn battle. Fabiano Caruana beat Evgeny Tomashevsky. All other games were drawn as well. Vladimir Kramnik was a trifle upset about his draw. Alexander Morozevich and Teimour Radjabov continue to lead with three points each.

Round 4 results:
1. Carlsen – Grischuk draw
2. Caruana -Tomashevsky 1-0
3. Kramnik – Aronian draw
4. McShane – Nakamura draw
5. Morozevich – Radjabov draw.

Round 4 standings
1-2. Morozevich, Radjabov – 3; 3. Kramnik – 2,5; 4-6. Aronian, Carlsen, Caruana – 2; 7-9. Grischuk, McShane, Nakamura – 1,5; 10. Tomashevsky – 1.

Round 5 pairings: Aronian – Morozevich, Radjabov – Carlsen, Grishuk – Caruana, Nakamura – Kramnik and Tomashevsky – McShane.

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