Former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov beat China’s No. 1 Ding Liren in Round 5 of Sinquefield Cup 2016 to take the lead from the rest of the pack.
Veselin Topalov leads the pack after Round 5. Photo credit: Grand Chess Tour
Sinquefield Cup 2016 Round 5 Results
| Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anish Giri | 2769 | 1/2-1/2 | Levon Aronian | 2784 |
| Viswanathan Anand | 2770 | 1/2-1/2 | Wesley So | 2771 |
| Veselin Topalov | 2761 | 1-0 | Ding Liren | 2755 |
| Peter Svidler | 2751 | 1/2-1/2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 2791 |
| Fabiano Caruana | 2807 | 1/2-1/2 | M. Vachier-Lagrave | 2819 |
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Wesley So ventured on several pawn sacrifices in his Round 5 game against Viswanathan Anand, but in the end the position stood even, and they agreed to a draw after their 30th move.[replay]
Thus, with 5 rounds down and 4 more to go in this tournament, Veselin Topalov is sitting pretty at the No. 1 spot, while Wesley So, Viswanathan Anand, and Levon Aronian share the 2nd to 4th places.
Sinquefield Cup 2016 Ranking after 5 Rounds
| # | Name | Pts | SB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topalov, Veselin | 3.5 | 7.00 |
| 2 | So, Wesley | 3.0 | 7.50 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 3.0 | 7.00 | |
| Aronian, Levon | 3.0 | 6.25 | |
| 5 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2.5 | 6.50 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 2.5 | 6.00 | |
| 7 | Ding, Liren | 2.0 | 5.50 |
| Giri, Anish | 2.0 | 5.00 | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2.0 | 4.75 | |
| 10 | Svidler, Peter | 1.5 | 3.50 |