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In Round 4 of Linares supertournament Armenian GM Levon Aronian ended in draw with Azerbaijani Vugar Gashimov. Alexander Grischuk-Valejo Pons, Boris Gelfand-Veselin Topalov pairings also ended in draw.

Thus, Topalov and Grischuk have taken the lead with 2,5 points. Aronian and Valejo follow with 2 points. Gashimov and Gelfand have scored 1,5.

Round 5 is due tomorrow with pairings: Aronian-Gelfand, Topalov-Grischuk, Valejo-Gashimov.

Round 4 games are represented below:

Boris Gelfand - Veselin Topalov 0,5:0,5

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 a5 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Ne5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd5 14. Rad1 Nab4 15. Bc1 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nd5 17. Qb3 Nb6 18. Ba3 Bxa3 19. Qxa3 Qd6 20. Ra1 f6 21. Nd3 Qxa3 22. Rxa3 Nc4 23. Ra2 e5 24. Nc5 b6 25. Ne4 Rad8 26. Nd2 Nxd2 27. Rxd2 Rd6 28. d5 c6 29. c4 cxd5 30. Rxd5 Rc6 31. Rb1 Rxc4 32. Rxb6 Rxa4 33. Rb7 Kh8 34. Ra7 Ra2 35. e3 a4 36. Rda5 h6 37. Rxa4 Rxa4 38. Rxa4 Kh7 39. g4 Rf7 40. Kg3 Rb7 1/2:1/2.

Vugar Gashimov – Levon Aronian 0,5:0,5

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3 Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. a3 Qd7 11. Nbd2 Rfe8 12. c3 d5 13. Nf1 dxe4 14. dxe4 Qxd1 15. Bxd1 Red8 16. Bc2 Nd7 17. Ne3 f6 18. b4 a5 19. Rb1 axb4 20. cxb4 Nb6 21. Bb3+ Kh8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rd7 24. Bb2 Nd8 25. Rbd1 c5 26. Bxb7 Rxb7 27. bxc5 Bxc5 28. Rd3 Ne6 29. Rb1 Kg8 30. Kf1 Ra4 31. Nd2 Nf4 32. Rc3 Ba7 33. Bc1 h5 34. h4 Kh7 35. f3 Bd4 36. Rcb3 Rc7 37. g3 Ne6 38. Rxb5 Be3 39. R5b4 Ra6 40. Nb3 Bxc1 41. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 42. Nxc1 Rxa3 43. Nb3 g5 44. hxg5 Nxg5 45. Ke2 Ra2+ 46. Nd2 Nxf3 47. Kxf3 Rxd2 48. Rb8 1/2:1/2.

Alexander Grischuk - Valejo Pons 0,5:0,5

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4 Bxe4 9. fxe4 Nxe4 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Qe2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Qd5+ 14. Kc3 O-O 15. Qe3 b5 16. Be2 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qc5 Qd8 19. Kc2 Qf6 20. Bf3 Qg6+ 21. Kc1 Rad8 22. axb5 cxb5 23. Rxa7 Qf6 24. Re1 Rc8 25.
Qe5 Qh6+ 26. Qe3 Qxh2 27. Rb7 c3 28. bxc3 Qd6 29. Kb2 Ra8 30. Rb1 Qa3+ 31. Kc2 Qa2+ 32. Rb2 Qa4+ 33. Kc1 Qa1+ 34. Kc2 Qa4+ 1/2:1/2.