10 May 2019
Magnus Carlsen Takes the Sole Lead in Abidjan
Three more rounds of 2019 Cote d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz played.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
Round 4-6 of the 2019 Cote d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz were played on May 9. In rapid, there are 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss.
Magnus Carlsen is leading the race with 10 points scored. Hikaru Nakamura is 2 points behind, while Wei Yi has scored 7 points.
Standings after Round 6:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 10
2. Hikaru Nakamura - 8
3. Wei Yi - 7
4-5. Wesley So, Ding Liren - 6
6-9. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Sergey Karjakin, Veselin Topalov - 5
10. Bassem Amin - 3.
Round 7 pairings:
Topalov - Vachier-Lagrave, Amin - Carlsen, Ding Liren - Karjakin, Wei Yi - Nakamura, So - Nepomniachtchi.
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