Kasparov, Gurevich ahead

MONTE CARLO, MARCH 22. After day one of the second World Cup of rapid chess, which is in progress at Cannes in the south of France, Garry Kasparov of Russia and Mikhail Gurevich of Belgium were in the lead in their respective preliminary groups on Wednesday.

Kasparov conceded a draw to Grischuk and has won three games to lead Group A by a full point. In Group B, Gurevich, former trainer of Anand and Kasparov, leads with three points from four games.

The results:

Third round: Group A: J. Lautier bt B. Gulko; Judit Polgar bt P. Svidler; A. Grischuk lost to E. Bareev; C. Bauer lost to G. Kasparov. Group B: R. Kasimdzhanov drew with M. Adams; V. Tkachiev drew with M. Gurevich; E. Bacrot drew with Ye Jiangchuan; A. Morozevich bt H. Hamdouchi.

Fourth round: Group A: G. Kasparov bt J. Lautier; E. Bareev drew with P. Svidler; A. Grischuk bt C. Bauer; B. Gulko lost to Judit Polgar. Group B: M. Gurevich bt R. Kasimdzhanov; M. Adams drew with A. Morozevich; E. Bacrot bt V. Tkachiev; Ye Jiangchuan lost to H. Hamdouchi.

- Our Chess Correspondent

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