23 April 2019

Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand Lead GRENKE Chess Classic

Four rounds played in Germany.

Photo: Georgios Souleidis
Photo: Georgios Souleidis

The fourth round of the GRENKE Chess Classic was played in Karlsruhe on April 23. Viswanathan Anand defeated Francisco Vallejo, Arkadij Naiditsch beat Vincent Keymer, Peter Svidler lost to Levon Aronian, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave outplayed Georg Meier. The game Caruana - Carlsen ended in a draw.  



Standings after Round 4:

1-2. Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand - 3  
3-6. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Peter Svidler, Fabiano Caruana - 2.5
7. Arkadij Naiditsch - 2
8-9. Georg Meier, Francisco Vallejo Pons - 1 
10. Vincent Keymer - 0.

Round 5 pairings:

Svidler - Vallejo Pons, Vachier-Lagrave - Aronian, Keymer - Meier, Carlsen - Naiditsch, Anand - Caruana

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