Kramnik wins Unive

Anish Giri against Judit Polgar © official site.

Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik has won the Unive tournament with a round to spare. In the fifth round he beat Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in a complicated struggle where for much of the middlegame it wasn't at all clear who was better. Anish Giri is now in second after his win over Judit Polgar.

The fifth round results:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2791	1-0	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2712	Anti-Grünfeld
Anish Giri	NED	2722	1-0	Judit Polgar	HUN	2701	English Opening

The tournament situation after five rounds:

Rank	Player	Country	Rating	w1	b1	w2	b2	w3	b3	w4	b4	Total
1	Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2791	*	*	1	½	1	½	1	.	4
2	Anish Giri	NED	2722	½	0	*	*	½	.	1	½	2½
3	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2712	½	0	.	½	*	*	½	½	2
4	Judit Polgar	HUN	2701	.	0	½	0	½	½	*	*	1½

Round One:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2791	1-0	Anish Giri	NED	2722	King's Indian Defence
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2712	½-½	Judit Polgar	HUN	2701	Queen's Indian Defence

Round Two:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2791	1-0	Judit Polgar	HUN	2701	Nimzoindian Defence
Anish Giri	NED	2722	½-½	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2712	Grünfeld Defence

Round Three:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Judit Polgar	HUN	2701	½-½	Anish Giri	NED	2722	Scotch Opening
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2712	½-½	Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2791	Queen's Gambit Declined 5.Bf4

Round Four:

White	Country	Rating	Result	Black	Country	Rating	Opening
Judit Polgar	HUN	2701	½-½	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	2712	Sicilian Najdorf
Anish Giri	NED	2722	½-½	Vladimir Kramnik	RUS	2791	English Opening

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