
White to play
The solution is: 38.Nh5+! gxh5 39.gxh5 Ng5 [39…h6 40.Rg1+ Ng5 41.Nxd8+-] 40.Nxd8 Qb8 41.Ne6+ [41.Qe7++-] 1-0
Carlsen and Karjakin lead with 4 points.
Results of the 6th round
| GM | Topalov Veselin | 2740 | 1-0 | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2790 |
| GM | Ding Liren | 2812 | ½ – ½ | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2845 |
| GM | Giri Anish | 2797 | ½ – ½ | GM | Navara David | 2739 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2753 | 1-0 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2779 |
| GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2771 | ½ – ½ | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2756 |
Carlsen leads with 3.5 points. Today is a rest day.
Results of the 5th round
| GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2771 | 1-0 | GM | Topalov Veselin | 2740 |
| GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2756 | ½ – ½ | GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2753 |
| GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2779 | 1-0 | GM | Giri Anish | 2797 |
| GM | Navara David | 2739 | 1-0 | GM | Ding Liren | 2812 |
| GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2845 | ½ – ½ | GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2790 |