Chess: Uzbek pair share narrow half-point lead as Wijk aan Zee reaches final weekend
Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov lead the 14-man field, but their closest rivals are all only half a point behind with two rounds to go
Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Javokhir Sindarov are just half a point ahead of their closest three rivals as the “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee heads into its final two rounds this weekend. Abdusattorov was the clear leader, but he has drawn three and lost one of his last four games.
Leading scores after 11 of the 13 rounds are Abdusattorov and Sindarov 7, Matthias Blübaum (Germany), Jorden van Foreest (Netherlands) and Hans Niemann (US) 6.5, Vincent Keymer (Germany) 6, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus (Turkey), Gukesh Dommaraju (India), Vladimir Fedoseev (Slovenia) and Anish Giri (Netherlands) 5.5. Continue reading...
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