23 April 2018
Veselin Topalov Strengthens His Lead at Vugar Gashimov Memorial
Magnus Carlsen wins his first game in Shamkir.
Photo by Eteri Kublashvili
On April 23, round 5 of the 5th Vugar Gashimov Memorial was played in Shamkir.
Veselin Topalov defeated David Navara6 while Magnus Carlsen bested Radoslaw Wojtaszek. The games Ding Liren - Radjabov, Mamedyarov - Giri, and Mamedov - Karjakin were drawn.
Standings after round 5:
1. Veselin Topalov - 3.5
2. Magnus Carlsen - 3
3-7. Ding Liren, Sergey Karjakin, Anish Giri, Teimour Radjabov, Rauf Mamedov - 2.5
8-10. David Navara, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 2.
April 24 is the tournament's free day.
Round 6 pairings:
Radjabov - Wojtaszek, Karjakin - Carlsen, Topalov - Mamedov, Giri - Navara, Ding Liren - Mamedyarov.
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