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Carlsen-Li Chao

Carlsen-Li Chao

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Carlsen leads with 4.5 points, eight players are on 4.

Top 10 results of the 5th round

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 3½ 1 – 0 3½ GM Li Chao B 2750
GM Giri Anish 2784 3½ ½ – ½ 3½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Matlakov Maxim 2684 3½ 0 – 1 3 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 3 1 – 0 3 GM Dubov Daniil 2655
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 3 1 – 0 3 GM Khismatullin Denis 2654
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 3 1 – 0 3 Xu Yinglun 2470
GM Bologan Viktor 2654 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723
GM Korobov Anton 2713 3 0 – 1 3 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646
GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2622 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Ni Hua 2693
GM Howell David W L 2688 3 0 – 1 3 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648

Top 15 players after 5 rounds

1 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 4,5
2 GM Giri Anish NED 2784 4,0
3 GM So Wesley USA 2775 4,0
4 GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 4,0
5 GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 4,0
6 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 4,0
7 GM Swiercz Dariusz POL 2646 4,0
8 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 4,0
9 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar IND 2648 4,0
10 GM Li Chao B CHN 2750 3,5
11 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2622 3,5
12 IM Vignesh N R IND 2422 3,5
13 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2723 3,5
14 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2684 3,5
15 GM Harikrishna P. IND 2743 3,5

A few games of the round

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Pairings of top 10 boards of the 6th round

GM So Wesley 2775 4 4½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 4 4 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648 4 4 GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 4 4 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766
GM Li Chao B 2750 3½ 4 GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Fedoseev Vladimir 2664 3½ 3½ GM Harikrishna P. 2743
GM Jakovenko Dmitry 2737 3½ 3½ GM Bologan Viktor 2654
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son 2642 3½ 3½ GM Vitiugov Nikita 2724
GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723 3½ 3½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Al-Sayed Mohammed 2520 3½ 3½ GM Ponomariov Ruslan 2710

View all the pairings and standings here.

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Li Chao

Li Chao

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Giri, Li Chao, So, Carlsen and Matlakov lead with 3.5 out of 4.

Top results of the 4th round

GM Li Chao B 2750 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Giri Anish 2784
GM Duda Jan-Krzysztof 2663 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Carlsen Magnus 2834
GM So Wesley 2775 2½ 1 – 0 2½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2648
GM Dubov Daniil 2655 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748
GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Yu Yangyi 2736
GM Ni Hua 2693 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Sjugirov Sanan 2646
GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ GM Howell David W L 2688
GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2542 2½ 0 – 1 2½ GM Matlakov Maxim 2684
GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796 2 1 – 0 2 GM Naroditsky Daniel 2628
GM Piorun Kacper 2637 2 0 – 1 2 GM Karjakin Sergey 2766

Top 15 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Giri Anish NED 2784 3,5
2 GM Li Chao B CHN 2750 3,5
3 GM So Wesley USA 2775 3,5
4 GM Carlsen Magnus NOR 2834 3,5
5 GM Matlakov Maxim RUS 2684 3,5
6 Xu Yinglun CHN 2470 3,0
7 GM Salem A.R. Saleh UAE 2622 3,0
8 IM Vignesh N R IND 2422 3,0
9 GM Howell David W L ENG 2688 3,0
10 GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar AZE 2748 3,0
11 GM Karjakin Sergey RUS 2766 3,0
12 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw POL 2723 3,0
13 GM Yu Yangyi CHN 2736 3,0
14 GM Kramnik Vladimir RUS 2796 3,0
15 GM Korobov Anton UKR 2713 3,0

Some games of the 4th round

Pairings of top 10 boards of the 5th round

GM Carlsen Magnus 2834 3½ 3½ GM Li Chao B 2750
GM Giri Anish 2784 3½ 3½ GM So Wesley 2775
GM Matlakov Maxim 2684 3½ 3 GM Kramnik Vladimir 2796
GM Karjakin Sergey 2766 3 3 GM Dubov Daniil 2655
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2748 3 3 GM Khismatullin Denis 2654
GM Yu Yangyi 2736 3 3 Xu Yinglun 2470
GM Bologan Viktor 2654 3 3 GM Wojtaszek Radoslaw 2723
GM Korobov Anton 2713 3 3 GM Swiercz Dariusz 2646
GM Salem A.R. Saleh 2622 3 3 GM Ni Hua 2693
GM Howell David W L 2688 3 3 GM Ganguly Surya Shekhar 2648

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