Round 5 of Shamkir Chess (held in memory of Vugar Gashimov) had 3 decisive games.
Anand beat Wesley
Anand who looked well prepared for his game, got the better of the leader Wesley So with the White pieces. Early in the opening, Anand sacrificed his Knight for a good attack. After all the pieces were exchanged, Anand had a winning advantage in a Queen endgame (with as many as 14 pawns still on board!). The Indian champ easily converted his advantage.
In other decisive games, world champion beat Vachier-Lagrave, while Shakriyar Mamedyarov beat former world champion Vladimir Kramnik.
Results
Anand 1-0 Wesley
Memdov 1/2 Adams
Carlsen 1-0 Vachier-Lagrave
Mamedyarov 1-0 Kramnik
Caruana 1/2 Giri
Pairings round 06 (Thursday)
| Adams | 2746 | – | Vachier-Lagrave | 2762 |
| Giri | 2790 | – | Carlsen | 2863 |
| Kramnik | 2783 | – | Caruana | 2802 |
| So | 2788 | – | Mamedyarov | 2754 |
| Mamedov | 2651 | – | Anand | 2791 |
Wednesday is a rest day.