Six players leading at the Politiken Cup

The festival is taking place on 17-26th July

Four rounds of the 2008 Politiken Cup have been played and so far six players are sharing the lead with perfect score. This massive open tournament with 280 players and strongest participation ever is also acting as 30th Copenhagen Open. The event consists of 10 rounds of FIDE Swiss, last year winner was GM Michal Krasenkow.

Round 4 results:
GM Vladimir Malakhov - GM Alexander A. Evdokimov 1-0
GM Artur Kogan - GM Michael Roiz draw
GM Peter Heine Nielsen - GM Sune Berg Hansen draw
GM Alexei Iljushin - GM Sergey Tiviakov draw
GM Michal Krasenkow - GM Jonny Hector 1-0
GM Jacob Aagaard - GM Bartosz Socko 1-0
GM Konstantin Landa - GM Tiger Hillarp-Persson 1-0
IM Monika Socko - GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili draw
GM Emanuel Berg - GM Stellan Brynell draw
IM Jens Kristiansen - GM Vitali Golod 0-1
GM Yurij Kuzubov - IM Ashwin Jayaram draw

Round 4 standings:
1-6. GM Jacob Aagaard 2531, GM Vitali Golod 2578, GM Michal Krasenkow 2639, GM Konstantin Landa 2615, GM Vladimir Malakhov 2689 and GM Boris Savchenko 2578 - 4.0
7-24. GM Sergey Tiviakov 2645, GM Sune Berg Hansen 2542, GM Michael Roiz 2680, GM Peter Heine Nielsen 2652, GM Emanuel Berg 2592, IM Monika Socko 2473, GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili 2604, GM Artur Kogan 2569, GM Yurij Kuzubov 2578, IM Ashwin Jayaram 2436, IM Oliver Kurmann 2394, GM Alexei Iljushin 2546, Jonathan Carlstedt 2203, GM Pavel Eljanov 2716, GM Stellan Brynell 2468, IM Jop Delemarre 2467, FM Erik Hedman 2363 and IM Viktorija Cmilyte 2508 - 3½ etc
(280 players)

Perfect score after four rounds: GM Vladimir Malakhov and GM Michal Krasenkow

Round 5 pairings:
GM Vitali Golod - GM Vladimir Malakhov
GM Boris Savchenko - GM Michal Krasenkow
GM Jacob Aagaard - GM Konstantin Landa
GM Pavel Eljanov - IM Viktorija Cmilyte
GM Michael Roiz - IM Monika Socko
GM Stellan Brynell - GM Peter Heine Nielsen
GM Sergey Tiviakov - IM Jop Delemarre
GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili - IM Oliver Kurmann
GM Sune Berg Hansen - GM Emanuel Berg
FM Erik Hedman - GM Yurij Kuzubov
IM Ashwin Jayaram - GM Artur Kogan

More information on the official website

Politiken Cup opening ceremony

The top-seeded player GM Pavel Eljanov played a simul prior to the tournament start. The final score was 16.5-3.5; Odd Martin Guttelsrod beat the GM, while Trine Treppendahl, Klaus Poulsen, Flemming Bo Larsen, Thomas Schou-moldt and Søren Holm Jensen drew their games.

Challengers surrounded by kibitzers

GM Pavel Eljanov in action