7 August 2017
2017 Sinquefield Cup: Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand Pursuing Leader
Free day is ahead.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
In round 5 of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis Magnus Carlsen won against Wesley So, while Viswanathan Anand defeated Fabiano Caruana. The games Vachier-Lagrave - Aronian, Karjakin - Nepomniachtchi, and Nakamura - Svidler were drawn. Standings after round 5:
1. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 3.5
2-3. Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand - 3
4-6. Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Levon Aronian - 2.5
7-10. Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Hikaru Nakamura, Peter Svidler - 2.
August 7 is the tournament’s free day.
Round 6 pairings:
Caruana - Vachier-Lagrave, Carlsen - Nakamura, Karjakin - Anand, Aronian - So, Nepomniachtchi - Svidler.
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