Legends of Chess: Magnus Carlsen Retakes Sole Lead
Rounds six games are played.
The sixth round of the Legends of Chess super tournament was played on Chess24.com on July 26. Magnus Carlsen outplayed Ding Liren 2.5-1.5 (3-0), while Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated Viswanathan Anand only on tiebreak 3-2 (2-1). The Russian grandmaster is 1 point behind Carlsen now.
Anish Giri beat Peter Leko 2.5-1.5 (3-0), Vladimir Kramnik bested Boris Gelfand 3-2 (2-1), and Peter Svidler beat Vassily Ivanchuk 3-2 (2-1).
Standings after 6 rounds:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 17
2. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 16
3. Vladimir Kramnik - 12
4-5. Peter Svidler, Anish Giri - 11
6. Boris Gelfand - 7
7. Vassily Ivanchuk - 6
8. Peter Leko - 4
9-10. Ding Liren, Viswanathan Anand - 3.