
White to play
The solution is: 36.Bg8+! Kg6 [36…Kh6 37.Bg7++-] 37.Bh7+ Kh5 38.Bxc2 Qxe7 39.dxe7 Re8 40.Bd6 1-0
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 |
Carlsen leads with 3 points.
Results of the 4th round
| GM | Topalov Veselin | 2740 | ½ – ½ | GM | Carlsen Magnus | 2845 |
| GM | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | 2790 | ½ – ½ | GM | Navara David | 2739 |
| GM | Ding Liren | 2812 | ½ – ½ | GM | Anand Viswanathan | 2779 |
| GM | Giri Anish | 2797 | ½ – ½ | GM | Radjabov Teimour | 2756 |
| GM | Karjakin Sergey | 2753 | ½ – ½ | GM | Grischuk Alexander | 2771 |