Ivan Sokolov Triumphs In Essent Crown

Three players tie first in Open Tournament

The experienced Grandmaster Ivan Sokolov convincingly outplayed much younger opposition in the Crown Group of the 12th Essent Chess Tournament and claimed the first place with 5 points out of six rounds, 2.5 points ahead of the rest of the field. The Crown Group is a 4-player double round robin event, which usually features one of the world's top players (here Sokolov), World Junior Champion from previous year (Adly), one of the best female players (Sebag) and one Dutch Grandmaster (Smeets).