25 August 2018
Fabiano Caruana Takes the Lead at Sinquefield Cup
Challenger to face champion in round 7.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
In round 6 of the 2018 Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Fabiano Caruana bested Sergey Karjakin, while the games Nakamura - Aronian, Mamedyarov - Vachier-Lagrave, Grischuk - Carlsen, and So - Anand were drawn.
Standings after round 6:
1. Fabiano Caruana - 4
2-5. Alexander Grischuk, Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Levon Aronian - 3.5
6-7. Viswanathan Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 3
8. Wesley So - 2.5
9. Hikaru Nakamura - 2
10. Sergey Karjakin - 1.5
Round 7 pairings:
Aronian - So, Anand - Grischuk, Carlsen - Caruana, Karjakin - Mamedyarov, Vachier-Lagrave - Nakamura.
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