2 More Rounds in the Books in GP, WWCC

In Round 6, Morozevich defeated Dominguez to grab the lead once again in Tashkent

Round 6 of the FIDE Grand Prix in Tashkent, UZB and Round 2 of the Final Match of the Women's World Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk, RUS.  See previous reports on each of these tournaments on this blog.  Watch live games from either tournament (Tashkent Grand Prix 2012, top entry and World Women Chess Championships 2012, 7th entry from the top) online here.

In Round 5 in Tashkent, there were 3 decisive results out of 6:
Gelfand (2751) - Kamsky (2762) 0-1
Mamedyarov (2764) - Caruana (2786) 1/2
Ponomariov (2741) - Morozevich (2748) 1-0
Dominguez (2726) - Svidler (2747) 1/2
Karjakin (2775) - Leko (2732) 1/2
Wang Hao (2737) - Kasimdzhanov (2696) 0-1

In Round 6, Morozevich won the only decisive game of the round and is again in clear first place
Kamsky - Kasimdzhanov 1/2
Leko - Wang Hao 1/2
Svidler - Karjakin 1/2
Morozevich - Dominguez 1-0
Caruana - Ponomariov 1/2
Gelfand - Mamedyarov 1/2

Standings after Round 6 of 11:
1. Morozevich 4.0/6 (+2)
2-5. Mamedyarov, Kasimdzhanov, Karjakin, Caruana 3.5/6 (+1)
6-9. Ponomariov, Svidler, Leko, Wang Hao 3.0/6 (=)
10-12. Gelfand, Dominguez, Kamsky 2.0/6 (-2)

Performance Ratings:
1. Morozevich 2875
2. Caruana 2810
3. Kasimdzhanov 2809
4. Mamedyarov 2801
5. Karjakin 2791
6. Svidler 2757
7. Leko 2749
8. Ponomariov 2741
9. Wang Hao 2738
10. Gelfand 2637
11. Dominguez 2619
12. Kamsky 2629

FIDE Live Ratings of these 12 players after 6 rounds in Tashkent:
Caruana: 2784.1 (#5)
Karjakin: 2776.5 (#6)
Mamedyarov: 2767.4 (#9)
Morozevich: 2758.5 (#13)
Kamsky: 2750.9 (#14)
Svidler: 2747.8 (#15)
Gelfand: 2741.5 (#16)
Wang Hao: 2737 (#18)
Leko: 2733.4 (#21)
Ponomariov: 2732 (#22)
Dominguez: 2724.7 (#25)
Kasimdzhanov: 2706 (#39)

Round 7 Pairings:
Mamedyarov - Kamsky
Ponomariov - Gelfand
Dominguez - Caruana
Karjakin - Morozevich
Wang Hao - Svidler
Kasimdzhanov - Leko

In the Women's World Championship, the final match is between Bulgarian GM Antoaneta Stefanova (2491) and Ukrainian IM Anna Ushenina (2452).  This match will be a four-game final which will decide a new Women's World Champion.  This champion will retain the title until former champion GM Hou Yifan challenges either Stefanova or Ushenina in a 10-game match in late 2013, where the winner of that match will become the 2013-4 Women's World Champion.

In the first game, Ushenina had white and drew in a 36-move Bogo-Indian.

In the second game, Stefanova had white and the game was drawn in a 17-move Semi-slav 4...Bb4.