JUDIT WINS AGAIN! LEADS ESSENT 2006 BY A FULL POINT WITH 3.5/4

Judit Polgar has done it again! After the rest day yesterday, she defeated Ivan Sokolov with Black in a double-edged Nimzo-Indian Defense.

Sokolov is one of the world's leading experts on the White side of this opening, but he was outplayed, getting his bishops imprisoned and could only watch as Polgar brought her pieces over to the kingside for a deadly assault. Sokolov resigned on move 39 in a terrible position, down a pawn.

Veselin Topalov seems like he is trying to make one of his trademark late-tournament comebacks—he grinded down "Shak" Mamedyarov in 50 moves.

Standings after Round 4

Judit Polgar 3.5

Shakhryar Mamedyarov 2.5

Veselin Topalov 1.5

Ivan Sokolov 0.5