Vladimir Kramnik

At the Champions Rapid, after seven rounds and some seven hours, the former World Champion Kramnik pulled ahead of Anand. Topalov and Ponomariov shared the third place. Local hero Werner Hug of the Schachgesellschaft Zürich showed his skills and tied Karpov and Polgar as seventh.

 

 

 

 

Courtesy of Europe Echecs! Thank you, Vijay Kumar and GM Robert Fontaine!