After we’ve seen 14 draws out of 15 games in the last three rounds, we finally saw real action in Round 6 of Sinquefield Cup 2016. 3 out of 5 games were decided, the biggest of which was where Wesley So beat the tournament leader at the start of this round, Veselin Topalov, and reclaim the solo lead, and with a clear half point lead this time.
The other winners of the round were Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (over Levon Aronian) and Ding Liren (against Peter Svidler). Summary of the results follows:
Sinquefield Cup 2016 Round 6 Results
Name | Rtg | Res. | Name | Rtg |
---|---|---|---|---|
Levon Aronian | 2771 | 0-1 | M. Vachier-Lagrave | 2819 |
Hikaru Nakamura | 2731 | 1/2-1/2 | Fabiano Caruana | 2807 |
Ding Liren | 2793 | 1-0 | Peter Svidler | 2751 |
Wesley So | 2779 | 1-0 | Veselin Topalov | 2761 |
Anish Giri | 2765 | 1/2-1/2 | Viswanathan Anand | 2770 |
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Thus, after the action-packed Round 6, the ranking is as follows:
Sinquefield Cup 2016 Ranking after Round 6
# | Name | Pts | SB |
---|---|---|---|
1 | So, Wesley | 4.0 | 12.50 |
2 | Anand, Viswanathan | 3.5 | 10.75 |
Topalov, Veselin | 3.5 | 9.00 | |
4 | Caruana, Fabiano | 3.0 | 8.75 |
Nakamura, Hikaru | 3.0 | 8.25 | |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 3.0 | 8.25 | |
Ding, Liren | 3.0 | 8.00 | |
Aronian, Levon | 3.0 | 7.75 | |
9 | Giri, Anish | 2.5 | 8.25 |
10 | Svidler, Peter | 1.5 | 4.50 |

GM Wesley So in Round 6 Sinquefield Cup 2016 post game interview with GM Maurice Ashley. Photo credit to: Grand Chess Tour.
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Mvl vs so kelan?
Keep it Up Wesley So! aim for Champion. Best of Luck!.
Tsamba!!!
3 win now tsamba b un, no loss
keep a good work wesley.
Sayang USA ang nirerepresent nya hindi ang Pilipinas..all the credits will go to them
Onie Bustonera represent philippines 😀
Garly James Mendoza Mella
delikads pa yan
Pero lakas na topalov tinalo konti nlng bka mgworld champion na pinoy.haha
mc parin yan..
Nkaalis knba?sbi ni bok e.lata
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Lata ndi ka ngsabi
Chan Medrano
Go wesley sacrifice the queen !