{"id":711,"date":"2019-11-25T12:45:04","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T12:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/?p=711"},"modified":"2019-11-25T12:45:04","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T12:45:04","slug":"three-joint-leaders-after-5-rounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sson.is\/selfoss-chess-festival\/2019\/11\/25\/three-joint-leaders-after-5-rounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Three joint leaders after 5 rounds"},"content":{"rendered":"

The battle is heating up at the World Champions Group at the \u00cdsey Skyr Chess Festival here in Hotel Selfoss. After the 5th round we now have three players tied with 3.5 point and one player chasing them only half a point behind. Who will carve out their place at the top and become the champion of World Champions?<\/p>\n

Lets have a look at how things played out in the 5th round.<\/p>\n

Sergei Zhigalko – Dinara Saduakassova<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Saduakassova seemed well prepared against the English Opening and equalized with powerful pawn moves in the middlegame, …b5 and …d5. The game liquidated to an ending that the Kazak held easily.<\/p>\n