The 5th round of the JAPFA Grandmaster Chess Tournament 2015 witnessed as many as 4 decisive results with both the top seeds – GM Tiviakov and GM Gopal – winning their respective games. In the other decisive games, IM Muhammad Lutfi prevailed over IM Alina L’Ami whereas IM Sophie Milliet registered her first win of the tournament by overcoming WGM Aulia Medina Warda.
Overnight leader GM Nguyen Anh Dung continued to reign supreme as he held GM Antonio Rogelio Jr. to a draw with the black pieces. After 5 rounds, GM Nguyen sits comfortably on the top of the table with 4/5, while 4 others trail him on 3/5. GM G.N. Gopal, the lone Indian hope, is joint 3rd with a 50% score.
The next round promises to be quite interesting with tournament leader GM Nguyen Anh Dung clashing against top-seeded GM Sergei Tiviakov.
The results and pairings can be checked here: http://www.chess-results.com/tnr169744.aspx?lan=1&art=2&wi=821