26 April 2019

Magnus Carlsen Retakes the Lead at GRENKE Chess Classic

Round 6 played in Baden-Baden.

Photo: Georgios Souleidis
Photo: Georgios Souleidis

The sixth round of the GRENKE Chess Classic was played in Baden-Baden on April 26. Magnus Carlsen defeated Georg Meier, Viswanathan Anand lost to Arkadij Naiditsch, while the games Vallejo Pons - Caruana, Aronian - Keymer, and Svidler - Vachier-Lagrave were drawn. 



Standings after Round 6:

1. Magnus Carlsen - 4.5
2-7. Viswanathan Anand, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Peter Svidler, Fabiano Caruana, Arkadij Naiditsch - 3.5
8. Francisco Vallejo Pons - 2
9. Vincent Keymer - 1.5
10. Georg Meier - 1.

Round 7 pairings:

Vachier-Lagrave - Vallejo Pons, Keymer - Svidler, Carlsen - Aronian, Anand - Meier, Caruana - Naiditsch.

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