FIDE Grand Prix 05 : Karjakin, Jakovenko win; Caruana in sole lead

Karjakin beat Tomashevsky in 99 moves! (pic : official site)

The round 5 of FIDE Grand Prix in Khanty-Mansiysk saw a marathon struggle between Karjakin & Tomashevsky. Eventually Karjakin beat Tomashevsky in 99 moves when the former’s b-pawn could not be stopped from queening with still 6 pieces on board!

In other decisive game, Vachier-Lagrave (2754) blundered his way into a loss against Jakovenko (2733).

All other games ended in draws.

After round 5, Caruana is in sole lead with 3.5 with Karjakin, Svidler & Dominguez following closely behind the leader with 3 points.

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