4 June 2018
Wesley So Upsets Leader in Stavanger
Still Magnus Carlsen is ahead.
Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess
In round 6 of the Altibox Norway Chess 2018, Wesley So got his first classical win over Magns Carlsen, while the world champion lost his first classical game in 2018.
The encounters Aronian - Caruana, Nakamura - Vachier-Lagrave, Anand - Mamedyarov were drawn.
Standings after round 6:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 3.5
2-3. Wesley So, Levon Aronian - 3
4-8. Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 2.5
9. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 2
June the 4th is the tournament's free day.
Round 7 pairings:
Mamedyarov - So, Vachier-Lagrave - Anand, Caruana - Nakamura, Karjakin - Aronian
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