Wesley So drew his game against Yaroslav Zherebukh in Round 5 of the US Chess Championship 2017, to retain his lead going into the break day.
Varuzhan Akobian and Ray Robson won their games in Round 5 to join the 3 others in second place. Gata Kamsky won too. Check out the results of Round 5 below:
US Chess Championship 2017 Round 5 Results
Gm. | White | Result | Black |
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1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | Naroditsky, Daniel |
2 | Zherebukh, Yaroslav | ½-½ | So, Wesley |
3 | Akobian, Varuzhan | 1-0 | Shankland, Samuel L |
4 | Robson, Ray | 1-0 | Shabalov, Alexander |
5 | Onischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | Caruana, Fabiano |
6 | Xiong, Jeffery | 0-1 | Kamsky, Gata |
Replay all Round 5 games below:[replay]
5 rounds down, and 6 more rounds to go for the tournament. Today is rest day for the players. And here’s how the standings look so far:
US Chess Championship 2017 Ranking After Round 5
Rank | Name | Score | Rating |
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1 | GM So, Wesley | 3.5 | 2822 |
2 | GM Nakamura, Hikaru | 3.0 | 2793 |
3 | GM Robson, Ray | 3.0 | 2668 |
4 | GM Naroditsky, Daniel | 3.0 | 2646 |
5 | GM Akobian, Varuzhan | 3.0 | 2645 |
6 | GM Zherebukh, Yaroslav | 3.0 | 2605 |
7 | GM Caruana, Fabiano | 2.5 | 2817 |
8 | GM Onischuk, Alexander | 2.5 | 2667 |
9 | GM Xiong, Jeffery | 2.0 | 2674 |
10 | GM Shankland, Samuel L | 2.0 | 2666 |
11 | GM Kamsky, Gata | 2.0 | 2659 |
12 | GM Shabalov, Alexander | 0.5 | 2556 |
Replay all the games played so far: US Chess Championship 2017.
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Ron Rafol Doc
So = Gull! 😉 (y)
Virgilio Cañete
Bravo Wesley. Youve come a long way.
Jessan S Aquino
So for the gold
Jerry Abelita Gilbuena
Whos 2nd?