King's Tournament Round 4 Report

GM Nisipeanu, the local hero, is in last place, but still has a small rating gain

After 4 Rounds of the 2012 King's Tournament in Romania, Ivanchuk is still in the lead with 2.5/4.  See last Thursday's post for Round 1 results and details and Saturday's post for Round 2/3 posts.

In Round 4, both games were drawn:

Caruana - Topalov was drawn in 81 moves in a Sicilian: Moscow Variation (B51)

Nisipeanu - Ivanchuk was drawn in 43 moves in Winawer French with 6...Qa5 (C18)

Standings after Round 4:

1. Ivanchuk: 2.5/4

2-3. Caruana, Topalov: 2.0/4

4. Nisipeanu 1.5/4

Live Rating Changes after Round 4:

Ivanchuk (2763, 2818 Performance): +2.8 to 2765.8, #9 on the Live Rankings (+2)

Topalov (2769, 2751P): -1.1 to 2767.9, #8 on the Live Rankings (=)

Caruana (2786, 2742P): -2.3 to 2783.7, #5 on the Live Rankings (=)

Nisipeanu (2668, 2683P): +0.6 to 2668.6, #84 on the Live Rankings (=)

Tomorrow's Round 5 Pairings:

Caruana - Ivanchuk

Topalov - Nisipeanu

Stay posted for one more report at the conclusion of this 6-round tournament.