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Caruana Wins Again, Leads In Wijk aan Zee
- PeterDoggers
- on 11.01.15 16:06.
GM Fabiano Caruana is the only player on 2.0/2 at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee. On Sunday he defeated GM Ivan Saric.GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and GM Vassily Ivanchuk are trailing the Italian grandmaster by half a point. World Champion GM Magnus Carlsen, who drew with GM Wesley So, is among eight players with 1.0/2.
In the Challengers group there's a 5-way tie for first place; GM Valentina Gunina, GM David Navara, GM Wei Yi, GM Bart Michiels and GM Robin van Kampen are all on 1.5/2.
The first two days in Wijk aan Zee have been rather windy, and that can give quite a bit of noise in the players hotel. “It was hard to sleep last night,” said GM Wesley So. “But still... it's Wijk aan Zee. If it wasn't such a prestigeous tournament I wouldn't be here.”
In a short period of time the amiable young GM has stated several times already that he is “honored” to be playing here. Partly he was speaking about his first ever over-the-board game with GM Magnus Carlsen, in round 2. The two met many times online, but this one involved a real handshake!
