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Round 6 results:
Hanninger Simon - GM Brynell Stellan ½ - ½
GM Ernst Thomas - FM Nithander Victor 1 - 0
GM Akesson Ralf - IM Blomqvist Erik 1 - 0
GM Berg Emanuel - GM Hillarp Persson Tiger 1 - 0
Glimbrandt Torbjorn - FM Semsecen Daniel ½ - ½
IM Tikkanen Hans - GM Cramling Pia 0 - 1
IM Johansson Jan - IM Grandelius Nils ½ - ½
Round 6 standings:
1. GM Berg Emanuel 2610 - 5.5
2. GM Brynell Stellan 2463 - 4.0
3. GM Cramling Pia 2528 - 3.5
4. GM Ernst Thomas 2414 - 3.5
5. GM Akesson Ralf 2493 - 3.5
6. IM Tikkanen Hans 2425 - 3.5
7. FM Semsecen Daniel 2387 - 3.0
8. GM Hillarp Persson Tiger 2618 - 3.0
9. IM Grandelius Nils 2491 - 3.0
10. FM Nithander Victor 2422 - 2.5
11. Hanninger Simon 2167 - 2.0
12. IM Johansson Jan 2440 - 2.0
13. Glimbrandt Torbjorn 2244 - 1.5
14. IM Blomqvist Erik 2436 - 1.5

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Official site: www.saopen2009.com





The patience, foresight and decisiveness that helped Nelly Estrada become a champion chess player promise to help her succeed in medical school and launch a career in psychiatry.
"I have always been fascinated about the way the mind works," said Estrada, 21. "Because I'm a chess player, I like to think about what is happening in our brains, why we think the way we think, why we express the way we express ourselves."
She said psychiatry allows that exploration along with consideration of societal factors, not simply biological phenomena.
Estrada, who was born in El Paso and raised in Juárez, recently graduated from the University of Texas at Brownsville with a bachelor's degree in biology. She attended the school on a chess scholarship.
Her dad taught Estrada how to play chess when she was only 10. She went on to win five Mexican national chess championships and one in the United States.
"(Chess) made me a better decision maker, so I think I can use that to be a better physician. And chess has taught me self-discipline and that you have to work to achieve your goals," she said. "I can use that in every aspect of my life."
In addition to focusing on chess and her studies, Estrada also took steps in Brownsville to prepare for medical school and a career in medicine by working in a pediatrician's office.
"I was doing everything. I worked as a receptionist, as a medical assistant. I was taking vital signs and giving vaccines, drawing blood out and doing influenza tests," she said. "It's going to help me because I'm going to be less nervous because I've done it already."
Estrada hopes to remain in El Paso to practice medicine.
Source: http://www.elpasotimes.com
NEW DELHI: Grandmaster P. Magesh Chandran topped a four-way tie to win the Montcada International Open chess tournament at Montcada, Spain, on Friday.
Magesh, one of the two overnight leaders, drew the ninth and final round with his second seeded compatriot S. Arun Prasad to tally seven points.
The results (ninth round, involving Indians): P. Magesh Chandran (7) drew with S. Arun Prasad (6.5); Jordi Fluvia (Esp, 6.5) bt S. Kidambi (5.5); Tania Sachdev (5) lost to Carlos Burgos (Esa, 6).
Indians standings: 1. Magesh, 11. Arun, 22. Kidambi, 33. Tania.
Source: http://www.hinduonnet.com



| Carlsen, Magnus | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ |
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| Bacrot, Etienne | - Jakovenko, Dmitry | ½-½ |
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| Naiditsch, Arkadij | - Leko, Peter | ½-½ |
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Die dritte Runde des Sparkassen Chess-Meetings bot einen Tag der Ausgeglichenheit – zumindest was die Ergebnisse der Partien im Großmeisterturnier betrifft. Alle Begegnungen endeten mit Remis.
In der Spitzenpaarung begnügte sich der führende Norweger Magnus Carlsen gegen Exweltmeister Wladimir Kramnik (Russland) schon nach 19 Zügen mit einem Dauerschach, was ihm den halben Punkt sicherte. Damit behauptet der 18-jährige Großmeister beim Sparkassen Chess-Meeting 2009 mit nunmehr 2,0 Punkten weiterhin die Tabellenspitze.
Der Franzose Etienne Bacrot und der Russe Dimitri Jakowenko einigten sich in einer Spanischen Partie nach 22 Zügen auf das Unentschieden. Den längsten Kampf auf der Bühne des gut besuchten Schauspielhauses lieferten sich der Dortmunder Arkadij Naiditsch und der Vorjahressieger Peter Leko aus Ungarn. Nach zweieinhalb Stunden bot der Lokalmatador seinem Gegner das Remis an, welches dieser sofort akzeptierte. „Die Stellung war am Ende absolut im Geichgewicht“, kommentierte Peter Leko das Ergebnis nach dem Spiel. Das stärkste Schachturnier des Jahres auf deutschem Boden dauert noch bis zum kommenden Sonntag.
Ergebnisse:
Carlsen – Kramnik remis
Bacrot – Jakowenko remis
Naiditsch – Leko remis
Stand nach drei Runden:
1. Magnus Carlsen (Norwegen) 2,0 Punkte, 2.- 5. Wladimir Kramnik (Russland), Peter Leko (Ungarn), Etienne Bacrot (Frankreich), Dimitri Jakowenko (Russland) je 1,5, 6. Arkadij Naiditsch (Deutschland) 1,0