Levon Aronian Takes Lead at Altibox Norway Chess
Carlsen's unbeaten streak of 125 games came to an end.
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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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