The 5th round of the Sunway Sitges Open 2015 proved to be a tough one for the two Indians in the fray – GM Shyam Sundar and IM Saravanan. The former lost to GM Sebastien Maze while the latter was overcome by IM Filemon Cruz. Interestingly, both the Indian hopes were playing the white side.
The same pattern of black victories was also observed on the top boards. The top three boards saw GM Granda Zuniga, IM Matsenko and GM Can Emre winning their respective games with the black pieces. These victories helped the trio to stay in joint lead at the end of Round 5.
Round 5 Results: Here