GM Wang Yue (2716) beat the highest rated Chinese GM Ding Liren (2749) with the white pieces to grab pole position with 4.0/5.
GM Ni Hua (2703) put it across GM Lu Shanglei (2595) with the black pieces to stand at second position with 3.5/5. India’s GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2640) meanwhile drew with GM Wei Yi (2724) to move to 1.5/5.
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Serbian GM Nikola Sedlak (2537) took sole lead after the end of the 4th round with a perfect score of 4.0/4.
India’s IM N. Srinath (2464) could only draw with GM Suat Atalik (2564) with the white pieces to stay in the hunt with 3.5/4. Untitled Indian Md. Nubairshah Shaikh (2423) meanwhile continued with his solid performance with another draw to stand at 2.5/4.
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GM Fabiano Caruana (2805) of USA won his fifth straight game to clinch the Dortmund title in style with a total tally of 5.5/7.
In a bid to wrest his lost lead and win the title at any cost, German GM Dieter Nisipeanu (2654) chose to play the Evans Gambit, an opening where white sacrifices a pawn early in the game to gain attacking chances. The strategy soon backfired when Caruana, far from being surprised in the opening, smartly managed his pieces to trade the right ones, sacrificed a pawn back to develop all his pieces and proceeded to soundly outplay Nisipeanu to win the tournament in style.
GM Wesley So (2778) of USA meanwhile managed to beat GM Vladimir Kramnik with the white pieces and jump to tie for the second spot with Nisipeanu at 4.0/7.
Final Standings:
| Rank | Name | Score | Elo |
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 5.5/7 | 2805 |
| 2 | So, Wesley | 4.0/7 | 2778 |
| 3 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | 4.0/7 | 2654 |
| 4 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 3.5/7 | 2783 |
| 5 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 3.0/7 | 2722 |
| 6 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 3.0/7 | 2720 |
| 7 | Hou, Yifan | 2.5/7 | 2676 |
| 8 | Meier, Georg | 2.5/7 | 2654 |
Chinese GM Wang Yue (2716) moved into sole lead with a victory over prodigy GM Wei Yi (2724). He stands at 2.5/3.
The highest rated Chinese player GM Ding Liren (2749) meanwhile won his game against IM Wang Chen (2521) to stay in the hunt with 2.0/3. India’s GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2640) could only draw with World Junior Champion GM Lu Shanglei (2595) and stands at 1.0/3.
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USA’s GM Fabiano Caruana (2805) defended accurately and eventually beat Chinese GM Hou Yifan (2676) to take the lead going into the last round.
Co-leader GM Dieter Nisipeanu (2654) of Germany could only hold Russian GM Vladimir Kramnik (2783). He needs to beat Caruana in the final round to win the tournament while a draw would suffice for the American.
Standings after Round 6:
| Rank | Name | Score | Elo |
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 4.5/6 | 2805 |
| 2 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | 4.0/6 | 2654 |
| 3 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 3.5/6 | 2783 |
| 4 | So, Wesley | 3.0/6 | 2778 |
| 5 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 2.5/6 | 2722 |
| 6 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2.5/6 | 2720 |
| 7 | Hou, Yifan | 2.0/6 | 2676 |
| 8 | Meier, Georg | 2.0/6 | 2654 |
Chinese prodigy GM Wei Yi (2724) won a spectacular game with the white pieces against Cuba’s GM Lazaro Batista. In a Sicilian Tajmanov position, Wei Yi unleashed a flurry of tactics to win in a breathtaking fashion.
GM Krishnan Saiskiran meanhile could only draw with IM Wang Chen (2521) to move to 0.5/2.
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USA’s GM Fabiano Caruana defeated Russia’s GM Vladimir Kramnik (2783) with the black pieces to join the lead with GM Dieter Nisipeanu (2654) at 3.5/5.
GM Nisipeanu of Germany meanwhile drew with compatriot GM Georg Meier and is all set to have a title clash in the seventh round with GM Caruana.
Standings after Round 5:
| Rank | Name | Score | Elo |
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 3.5/5 | 2805 |
| 2 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | 3.5/5 | 2654 |
| 3 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 3.0/5 | 2783 |
| 4 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 2.5/5 | 2722 |
| 5 | So, Wesley | 2.5/5 | 2778 |
| 6 | Hou, Yifan | 2.0/5 | 2676 |
| 7 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1.5/5 | 2720 |
| 8 | Meier, Georg | 1.5/5 | 2654 |
The 6th Hainan Donzhou Super GM Tournament is being held in China from 2nd July, 2015 and 11th July, 2015. Chinese GM Yu Yangyi (2736) continued delivering stellar results with a victory playing the white pieces against Indian GM Krishnan Sasikiran (2640).
World Junior Champion GM Lu Shanglei (2595) meanwhile could not hold up against GM Wang Yue (2716), who joined Yangyi in the lead. Other games ended in draws.
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Former World Champion GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia won his third straight game to enter into joint lead with GM Dieter Nisipeanu of Germany, who could only draw his game with GM Ian Nepomniachtchi. Both stand at 3.0/4.
GM Fabiano Caruana of USA meanwhile accounted for German GM Arkadij Naiditsch to stay in pursuit with 2.5/4.
Standings after Round 4:
| Rank | Name | Score | Elo |
| 1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 3.0/4 | 2783 |
| 2 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | 3.0/4 | 2654 |
| 3 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2.5/4 | 2805 |
| 4 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 2.0/4 | 2722 |
| 5 | So, Wesley | 1.5/4 | 2778 |
| 6 | Hou, Yifan | 1.5/4 | 2676 |
| 7 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1.5/4 | 2720 |
| 8 | Meier, Georg | 1.0/4 | 2654 |
Russian GM Vladimir Kramnik (2783) lost his advantage in the middle-game against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (2720) and was well on his way to draw the game when he set up a fantastically complex trap, and his opponent walked right into it. He is now tied for second with GM Arkadij Naiditsch (2733) of Germany who accounted for an out of sorts GM Wesley So (2778).
GM Nisipeanu meanwhile was under some pressure from GM Hou Yifan, however, he held on to a draw to maintain his lead atop the table with 2.5/3.
| Rank | Name | Score | Elo |
| 1 | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | 2.5/3 | 2654 |
| 2 | Naiditsch, Arkadij | 2.0/3 | 2722 |
| 3 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 2.0/3 | 2783 |
| 4 | Caruana, Fabiano | 1.5/3 | 2805 |
| 5 | So, Wesley | 1.0/3 | 2778 |
| 6 | Hou, Yifan | 1.0/3 | 2676 |
| 7 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 1.0/3 | 2720 |
| 8 | Meier, Georg | 1.0/3 | 2654 |