Nanjing: Carlsen wins Pearl Spring with one round to go

8 October, 2009 (16:47) | Chess News | By:

Magnus Carlsen drew the black side of a Gruenfeld against Teimour Radjabov in the penultimate round to secure sole victory in this Super-GM event. Carlsen has 7.0/9 (= +5), two more than his nearest rival, and h’s performance so far is 2981. The other two games were also drawn, with all three showing good fighting spirit. Express report.