26 July 2020
Legends of Chess: Magnus Carlsen Retakes Sole Lead
Rounds six games are played.
Photo: Boris Dolmatovsky
The sixth round of the Legends of Chess super tournament was played on Chess24.com on July 26. Magnus Carlsen outplayed Ding Liren 2.5-1.5 (3-0), while Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Viswanathan Anand only on tiebreak 3-2 (2-1). The Russian grandmaster is 1 point behind Carlsen now.
Anish Giri beat Peter Leko 2.5-1.5 (3-0), Vladimir Kramnik bested Boris Gelfand 3-2 (2-1), and Peter Svidler beat Vassily Ivanchuk 3-2 (2-1).
Standings after 6 rounds:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 17
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 16
3. Vladimir Kramnik - 12
4-5. Peter Svidler, Anish Giri - 11
6. Boris Gelfand - 7
7. Vassily Ivanchuk - 6
8. Peter Leko - 4
9-10. Ding Liren, Viswanathan Anand - 3.
