With a victory over Wesley So in the 5th Round of the Sinquefield Cup 2015, World Champion Magnus Carlsen joined World No. 11 Levon Aronian at the top of the table. The latter, on the other hand, was held to a draw by Alexander Grischuk.
Meanwhile, Veselin Topalov, the joint-leader after Round 4, suffered his first loss of the tournament as Fabiano Caruana overcame him with utmost precision in a game that lasted 53 moves. Coincidentally, it also turned out to be Caruana’s first victory in this 9-round event.
However, India’s sole hope Viswanathan Anand was once again unsuccessful in bringing home the full point as Frenchman Vachier-Lagrave held the ‘Madras Tiger’ to a draw.
Round 5 Results:
|
White |
Res. | Black |
|
Aronian |
½-½ | Grischuk |
| Carlsen | 1-0 |
So |
| Nakamura | ½-½ |
Giri |
|
Anand |
½-½ | Vachier-Lagrave |
| Topalov | 0-1 |
Caruana |