More Draws Abound Round 4 of Sinquefield Cup 2016
Another uneventful day in Saint Louis as 5 more draws happened among the ten of the top grandmasters in the world. The match ups of the Round 4 follow:
Sinquefield Cup 2016 Round 4 Results
Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Levon Aronian | 2792 | 1/2-1/2 | Fabiano Caruana | 2807 |
M. Vachier-Lagrave | 2819 | 1/2-1/2 | Peter Svidler | 2751 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2791 | 1/2-1/2 | Veselin Topalov | 2761 |
Ding Liren | 2755 | 1/2-1/2 | Viswanathan Anand | 2770 |
Wesley So | 2771 | 1/2-1/2 | Anish Giri | 2769 |
That brings to a total of 10 draws in the last 2 rounds. How did this happen? Peter Svidler teased that it was because he stopped losing:
Svidler on why there have been 10 draws in the past 2 games: "I stopped losing games" #SinquefieldCup
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