Levon Aronian Takes Lead at Altibox Norway Chess
Carlsen's unbeaten streak of 125 games came to an end.
The Altibox Norway Chess 2020 super tournament restarted in Stavanger on October 10 after a rest day.
Jan-Krzysztof Duda won against Magnus Carlsen thus putting an end to the world champion's undefeated streak of 125 classical games (2 years, 2 months, and 10 days). Having beaten Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces, Levon Aronian became the sole leader. Alireza Firouzja bested Aryan Tari.
Standings after Round 5:
1. Levon Aronian - 11 points
2. Alireza Firouzja - 10
3. Magnus Carlsen - 9
4. Fabiano Caruana - 7
5. Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 4
6. Aryan Tari - 1.5.
Round 6 pairings (second part of the event):
Carlsen - Duda, Tari - Firouzja, Aronian - Caruana.
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