4th Kings Tournament 2010
Written by Abdulla Al-Mamun | 
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4th Kings Tournament took place from June 14th to 25th 2010 in Medias, Romania. ROMGAZ and the Chess Club Society “Elisabeta Polihroniade” of Bucharest organized a double round robin tournament with six top GMs: Magnus Carlsen of Norway, Ukrainian GM Ruslan Ponomariov, Boris Gelfand of Israel, the top Chinese player Wang Yue, Teimour Radjabov, the second highest ranked player of Azerbaijan, and Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, the best Romanian player.
A victory with black pieces against Wang Yue in the last round, left Carlsen an advantage of two points ahead from his immediate followers: Radjabov and Gelfand.
Final Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2813 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Radjabov, Teimour | NOR | 2740 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Gelfand, Boris | AZE | 2741 | 5.5 |
| 4 | Ponomariov, Ruslan | ISR | 2733 | 4.5 |
| 5 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | UKR | 2672 | 4 |
| 6 | Wang Yue | ROU | 2752 | 3 |
Games of the Tournament.