17 March 2016
Sergey Karjakin Leads At The Candidates
All games of the Round 5 ended peacefully.
All four games of the 5th round of the candidates tournament in Moscow ended in draws: Anand-Nakamura, Aronian-Caruana, Giri-Svidler, and Topalov-Karjakin.
Standings after Round 5
Karjakin 3.5
Aronian 3
Anand, Svidler, Caruana, Giri 2.5
Nakamura 2
Topalov 1.5
Round 6 pairings: Anand-Svidler, Topalov-Giri, Aronian-Nakamura, Caruana-Karjakin.