Alexander Morozevich Again In The Lead In Monte Carlo Tournament

ALEXANDER MOROZEVICH AGAIN IN THE LEAD IN MONTE CARLO TOURNAMENT

Noyan Tapan
Mar 27 2006

MONTE CARLO, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Three tours have remained to the
end of the “Amber” chess tournament proceeding in Monte Carlo with
participation of 12 strongest grand masters. After 8 tours, Alexander
Morozevich is at the top of the tournament table. He gained 11 out of
16 possible points. Vishvantan Anand (India) is in the second place
with 10.5 points, Francisco Valekho (Spain) in the third place with
9.5 points. Representative of Armenia, world cup-holder Levon Aronian
plays rather unevenly in the Monte Carlo tournament. He has 7 points
and shares the 9-10th places. The tournament participants have a rest
on March 27 and will hold the games of the 9th tour the next day,
first by “blind” then quick chess rules.