European Individual Chess Championship
Ivan Sokolov joins Inarkiev and Jobava on the top
The 9th round of the European Individual Chess Championship brought lots of draws on the top boards, but not without fight. Actually, Ernesto Inarkiev sacrificed a piece against the co-leader Baadur Jobava, but was later forced to agree to a draw by moves repetition. The second table also featured a very interesting game, where Vladimir Malakhov and Dmitry Bocharov exchanged numerous tactical shots, producing a draw in the B vs N endgame.
