21 February 2023

Levon Aronian Builds Lead at WR Chess Masters

The fifth round is over in Düsseldorf.

Photo: Lennart Ootes
Photo: Lennart Ootes


The fifth round of the WR Chess Masters is completed in Düsseldorf. Levon Aronian outplayed Anish Giri with the white pieces, Nodirbek Abdusattorov lost to Vincent Keymer as Black, while the games Nepomniachtchi - Gukesh, Esipenko - So, and Praggnanandhaa - Duda ended in a draw

 

 
Standings after Round 5:

1. Levon Aronian - 4
2-3. Wesley So, Dommaraju Gukesh - 3
4-5. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Andrey Esipenko - 2.5
6-10. Vincent Keymer, Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa - 2. 

Round 6 pairings:

So - Aronian, Gukesh - Abdusattorov, Giri - Praggnanandhaa, Nepomniachtchi - Esipenko, Duda - Keymer.

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