In the ninth round of the European Men's Chess Championship, which is taking place in Warsaw, a Ukrainian derby took place. Vasyl Ivanchuk, having defeated Serhiy Karyakin, scored seven points and took away the sole lead from the young grandmaster.
With three rounds left before the end of the championship, three are leading - Karyakin, Ivanchuk and the Romanian Nisipianu, who have scored seven points each.
The nearest group of pursuers also includes the Ukrainian Oleksandr Moiseyenko, who has 6.5 points.