Kasparov Gimit Ponomarev in Linares

On Thursday, the fifth round of the traditional chess super tournament of the XX category in Spanish Linares, in which all four participants in the unifying cycle of the world championship are attended. The most interest in the fifth round was caused by the duel of the "outsiders" Kasparov - Ponomarev. Kasparov spent this fight in one breath, not giving his future opponent in the unifying match a single chance. Kasparov returned to the line 50%, and Ponomarev now has only five points.

The other hero of the day was Peter Leko, who completely outplayed Valiero; This success brought the Hungarian grandmaster to first place. According to Worldchessrating.ru , he is ahead of the Ananda half an eye, who made a draw with Rajabov, and Kramnik, who was resting in the fifth round.

Recall that the semi-final match of the "Unification World Cup" in chess between the current holder of the world crown Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomarev and the ex-champion of the world Russian Harry Kasparov will be held in June in the capital of Argentina-Buenos Aires. Where 76 years ago a historical match was held for a chess crown with the participation of the legendary Alexander Alekhin and Jose-Raul Kapablanki.

As for another semi -finals, in which Russian Vladimir Kramnik and Hungarian Peter Leko should meet, while the place and date of this fight are not yet known.