21 April 2019
Magnus Carlsen Strengthens Positions at GRENKE Chess Classic
Peter Svidler and Vishy Anand are half a point behind.
Photo: Georgios Souleidis
The second round of the GRENKE Chess Classic was played in Karlsruhe on April 21. Magnus Carlsen outplayed Francisco Vallejo Pons, Peter Svidler beat Arkadij Naiditsch, Viswanathan Anand defeated Vincent Keymer, while the games Anand - Keymer and Meier - Aronian were drawn.
Standings after Round 2:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 2
2-3. Peter Svidler, Viswanathan Anand - 1.5
4-7. Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Georg Meier - 1
8-9. Arkadij Naiditsch, Francisco Vallejo Pons - 0.5
10. Vincent Keymer - 0.
Round 3 pairings:
Aronian - Vallejo Pons, Svidler - Meier, Vachier-Lagrave - Naiditsch, Keymer - Caruana, Carlsen - Anand.
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