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Morozevich leads in Biel, Rajabov is second

30 July 2006 [04:17] - TODAY.AZ
The Biel/Bienne Chess Festival, which included two high-category GM double round robins, has reached its half-way mark.

15-year-old Magnus Carlsen was doing very well until round four, after beating top Seed Morozevich, but the latter won all his other games to take the lead.

"Magnificent Magnus" Carlsen won his first two games, defeating Pelletier with black and Morozevich with white. Two draws followed and after four rounds the 15-year-old was leading together with Moroz, who had won all games after the fateful one against Magnus. Morozevich went on to win his fifth-round game as well, against Yannick Pelletier, while Carlson lost to Andrei Volokitin.

Meanwhile Azeri Teymur Rajabov clawed his way back after a fourth-round loss to Morozevich and took second place by beating Lazaro Bruzon of Cuba in round five.

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