Unive Tournament in Hoogeveen, Netherlands
Kramnik starts strongly
| Kramnik facing Giri in round 1 © official site. |
 Round 1 (2 ko)
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Not for the first time, Anish Giri had problems to handle Vladimir Kramnik with the black pieces. The top seed won comfortably in the King's Indian Defence against the young Dutch star. In the other game, a long battle between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Judit Polgar ended in a draw.
Summary of round one:
| White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Opening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2791 | 1-0 | Anish Giri | NED | 2722 | King's Indian Defence |
| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FRA | 2712 | ½-½ | Judit Polgar | HUN | 2701 | Queen's Indian Defence |
The table after one round:
| Rank | Player | Country | Rating | w1 | b1 | w2 | b2 | w3 | b3 | w4 | b4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2791 | * | * | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 |
| 2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FRA | 2712 | . | . | * | * | ½ | . | . | . | ½ |
| 3 | Judit Polgar | HUN | 2701 | . | . | . | ½ | * | * | . | . | ½ |
| 4 | Anish Giri | NED | 2722 | . | 0 | . | . | . | . | * | * | 0 |
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Published: 17/10/2011 12:28, modified: 22/10/2011 17:33
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