In the capital of Bulgaria, the sixth round of the representative chess tournament took place. Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov defeated Russian Vladimir Kramnik, Bulgarian Veselin Topalov was stronger than Indian Viswanathan Anand, and Hungarian Judit Polgar outplayed Englishman Michael Adams.
Tournament table after 6 rounds: Ponomariov – 3.5 points (out of six possible), Polgar, Adams, Kramnik, Topalov – 3 points, Anand – 2.5 points.