London Candidates 2013, Round 6: Magnus Carlsen Confirms the Lead

Peter Svidler, 6-times Russian Chess Championship winner (in 1994/95, 1997, 2003, 2008 and 2011), were not able to keep the pace with the major favorite of this event, Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who overplayed him easily with Black pieces in Ruy Lopez.
"What is the secret of this guy?" keep asking commentators, "He doesn't do anything special." Yes, the great facility which he plays with is simply amazing. And Svidler is pretty good player. You can win Russian Championship once as a fluke, but not six times in the time span of more than 15 years!

Round 6 on 21/03/2013
SNo.	Name	ELO	Res.	Name	ELO	SNo.
4	Svidler Peter	2747	0-1	Carlsen Magnus	2872	8
5	Kramnik Vladimir	2810	½-½	Ivanchuk Vassily	2757	3
6	Grischuk Alexander	2764		Gelfand Boris	2740	2
7	Radjabov Teimour	2793		Aronian Levon	2809	1

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Vladimir Kramnik drew with Vassily Ivanchuk - the "back marker" of this competition - the way how some of commentators humourously nicknamed one of the most creative player in the current world of chess!
Kramnik opened with his favourite Catalan Opening, the system he is one the world leading specialist in. He gained edge and then he decided to sacrifice an exchange for Knight and tremendously looking attacking opportunity.
Vassily Ivanchuk again struggled with the time management, however, he defended himself very well. The draw was agreed in the move 31 when Kramnik was rook down with 4 and half minutes to go and Ivanchuk had less then 1 minute and ten moves to do. Draw by repetition was an appealing solution for both player under given circumstances.




Boris Gelfand playing Black let Alexander Grischuk off the hook after an interesting fight.




Teimour Radjabov lost very unlucky to Levon Aronian when in time trouble he blundered in balanced position.




After round 6 there are two leaders, Carlsen and Aronian, with 4.5 point each chased by Kramnik and Svidler with 3 points each.