The Russian Team Championship is Underway
Team events, at least or especially those not involving national teams, tend to draw less attention than super-tournaments, even when there are at least as many elite players in the latter as in the former. (The paradox of choice, perhaps?) Such might be the fate of the Russian Team Championship, which started today, but that would be a pity. Even if you don't know one team from another and couldn't care less about that, this seven-round event includes Vladimir Kramnik (2783), Levon Aronian (2770), Dmitry Jakovenko (2744), Radoslaw Wojtaszek (2738), Peter Svidler (2734), Leinier Dominguez (2729), Wang Yue (2726), Dmitry Andreikin (2723), Ian Nepomniachtchi (2716), Anton Korobov (2708), Vladimir Malakhov (2706) and a slew of players in the upper 2600s including Alexei Shirov (2691), who is about to finish off Kramnik.
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If Giri hadn't blundered it would now be five losses in six games for Kramnik.