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 |
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Roger Abisan
Wow So Amazing!
Arnold Avellano Patropez
nice 1 wiz.
Ti Gran
This is your time now!Seize it.
Erwin Lozada Jr.
beat ’em all!
Anthony Jordan
Go Philippines…
Ian Medina Campehios
Magnus is the real threat
Jhune Solatorio
go Idol Wesley So…
Warren Sosa
Soon to be the world champion
Renato Vicente Mendoza
konti na lang, makakamit mo yan idol!
Caruncho Bernardo
si wesley parang china nakuha ng us 🙂