7 April 2018
Grenke Chess Classic: Leaders Maintain Their Positions
Round six finishes in Baden-Baden.
Photo by Georgios Souleidis
Round of 6 of Grenke Chess Classic was played in Baden-Baden on April 6. Arkadij Naiditsch defeated Georg Meier, while Viswanathan Anand lost to Matthias Bluebaum. Hou Yifan had good chances to outplay Fabiano Caruana, but missed a study-like way to win, and eventually the game ended in a draw. The encounters Carlsen - Aronian and Vitiugov - Vachier-Lagrave were drawn as well. Standings after round 6:
1-3. Nikita Vitiugov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Fabiano Caruana - 4
4-5. Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian - 3.5
6. Matthias Bluebaum - 3
7. Arkadij Naiditsch - 2.5
8-9. Viswanathan Anand, Hou Yifan - 2
10. Georg Meier - 1.5.
Round 7 pairings:
Naiditsch - Carlsen, Anand - Meier, Hou Yifan - Bluebaum, Vachier-Lagrave - Caruana, Aronian - Vitiugov.
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