8 June 2019
Magnus Carlsen Maintains Leadership in Stavanger
Four rounds of Altibox Norway Chess are played.
Photo: Lennart Ootes / Altibox Norway Chess
The fourth round of the Altibox Norway Chess super tournament was played in Stavanger on June 8. Yu Yangyi beat Alexander Grischuk in classical chess, while the games Carlsen - Mamedyarov, Aronian - Vachier-Lagrave, Caruana - So, and Anand - Ding Liren were drawn.
Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand celebrated victories in Armageddon. The games Aronian - Vachier-Lagrave and Caruana - So ended in draws, which are in favour of Black.
Standings after round 3:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 6.5
2. Wesley So - 5.5
3. Yu Yangyi - 5
4-5. Levon Aronian, Ding Liren - 4.5
6. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 4
7. Viswanathan Anand - 3.5
8. Fabiano Caruana - 3
9. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 2.5
10. Alexander Grischuk - 1.
Round 5 pairings:
Vachier-Lagrave - Carlsen, So - Anand, Yu Yangyi - Caruana, Ding Liren - Aronian, Mamedyarov - Grischuk.
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