Daniel Fridman emerges as the new sole leader

Written by Aditya Pai on 21 April 2019.

The leaderboard of the Grenke Chess Open remained characteristically volatile at the conclusion of the third day. While most leaders in the seven-player pack signed peace in their games, German Grandmaster, Danil Fridman scored his second straight win of the day and to take sole lead in the tournament with just two rounds to go. On the third board, Fridman got the better of the Dutch GM Jorden van Foreest. With two rounds to go, thirteen players remain within striking distance at 6/7.

GM Daniel Fridman exploited a tactical oversight by Jorden van Foreest to clinch the full point and take sole lead | Photo: Georgios Souleidis

Video Impressions | Round 2 | GRENKE Chess Classic 2019

Written by Jonathan Reichel on 21 April 2019.

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Korobov topples overnight leader Aleksander Indjic; seven players take lead

Written by Aditya Pai on 21 April 2019.

Overnight leader Aleksander Indjic did not enjoy his sole lead for too long. On the premier board in round six, the Serbian Grandmaster was toppled off the pole position by GM Anton Korobov of Ukraine. Daniel Fridman, Aleksey Sarana, Jorden van Foreest, Aleksey Goganov, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Andreas Heimann also won their games and swelled the list of tournament leaders to seven players.

GM Aleksander Indjic (right) could not retain his lead for long. His loss to Anton Korobov brought him down to the 20th spot on the leaderboard | Photo: Georgios Souleidis