Nisipeanu beats Tamaz to emerge sole leader

Top seed Grandmaster Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter of Romania emerged as the sole leader with 4 points at the end of the fourth round of the Dubai Open Chess Championship held at Dubai Chess & Culture Club.

A pack of 11 players are in the second spot with 3.5 points.

Nisipeanu defeated Grandmaster Gelashvili Tamaz of Georgia in 49 moves in a Sicilian defence Alapin variation. The players exchanged the Queens early in the opening and in the complex endgame, Nisipeanu won a pawn and maintained his slight edge throughout the game. The rest was routine technique.