Morozevich Wins Again In Tashkent
Alexander Morozevich took the sole lead with a score of 2/2 at the FIDE Grand Prix in Tashkent with a superb win against Fabiano Caruana in the second round.
Caruana came unstuck in a rook endgame and was punished by accurate moves by Morozevich to earn a well deserved victory.
Despite some interesting play, all the other games in the second round ended in draws.
Alexander Morozevich won convincingly against Fabiano Caruana
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Gata Kamsky drew with Sergey Karjakin
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Peter Svidler and Boris Gelfand drew their game
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Wang Hao had an entertaining clash with Leinier Dominguez
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Peter Leko could gain no advantage against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov was unable to break through against Ruslan Ponomariov
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The standings after 2 rounds
| Name | Fed | Elo | Pts |
| Morozevich, Alexander | RUS | 2748 | 2 |
| Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2775 | 1½ |
| Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar | AZE | 2764 | 1 |
| Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2751 | 1 |
| Ponomariov, Ruslan | UKR | 2741 | 1 |
| Leko, Peter | HUN | 2732 | 1 |
| Kasimdzhanov, Rustam | UZB | 2696 | 1 |
| Wang, Hao | CHN | 2737 | 1 |
| Svidler, Peter | RUS | 2747 | 1 |
| Kamsky, Gata | USA | 2762 | ½ |
| Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2786 | ½ |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | CUB | 2726 | ½ |
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Games start at 14:00 local time in Tashkent (09:00 UTC) except the final round which is 2 hours earlier. Live video coverage and commentary is available at the official website.
The Tashkent Grand Prix Schedule
| 21/11/2012 | Arrival & Opening |
| 22/11/2012 | Round 1 |
| 23/11/2012 | Round 2 |
| 24/11/2012 | Round 3 |
| 25/11/2012 | Round 4 |
| 26/11/2012 | Free Day |
| 27/11/2012 | Round 5 |
| 28/11/2012 | Round 6 |
| 29/11/2012 | Round 7 |
| 30/11/2012 | Round 8 |
| 01/12/2012 | Free Day |
| 02/12/2012 | Round 9 |
| 03/12/2012 | Round 10 |
| 04/12/2012 | Round 11 & Closing |
| 05/12/2012 | Departure |
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The overall winner and runner-up of the 2012/13 FIDE Grand Prix will qualify for the March 2014 Candidates Tournament. Before then, we are due to have the 2013 Candidates in March 2013 in London, with the winner challenging Vishy Anand for the title in October/November 2013.
Photos from the official website. Games via TWIC.
