24 July 2020

Legends of Chess: Four Rounds are Over

Magnus Carlsen has taken the sole lead.

Photo: Boris Dolmatovsky
Photo: Boris Dolmatovsky


The fourth round games of the super tournament Legends of Chess were played on Chess24.com on July 24. Magnus Carlsen crushed Boris Gelfand 3-0, Peter Svidler lost to Ding Liren 1.5-2.5, Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Vassily Ivanchuk 2.5-1.5, Vladimir Kramnik beat Peter Leko 2.5-1.5, while Anish Giri bested Vishy Anand 3-2. 

Standings after 4 rounds:

1. Magnus Carlsen - 12
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 11
3. Peter Svidler - 9
4. Vladimir Kramnik - 7
5. Boris Gelfand - 6
6. Anish Giri - 5
7. Vassily Ivanchuk - 4
8. Ding Liren - 3
9. Peter Leko - 2
10. Viswanathan Anand - 1.

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