Wesley So beats Alireza Firouzja in Round 4 to Take the Solo Lead in Tata Steel Masters 2020

Wesley So took the lead in the tournament by beating Alireza Firouzja in a quiet Queen’s Gambit Accepted where he steadily outplayed the youngster as white.

Tata Steel Masters 2020 Round 4 Results

WhiteBlackResults
Artemiev, VladislavKovalev, Vladislav1-0
Dubov, DaniilDuda, Jan-Krzysztof½-½
Giri, AnishVitiugov, Nikita½-½
So, WesleyFirouzja, Alireza1-0
Van Foreest, JordenCarlsen, Magnus½-½
Xiong, JefferyCaruana, Fabiano½-½
Yu, YangyiAnand, Viswanathan½-½

Tata Steel Masters 2020 Rankings after Round 4

#NamePtsSB
1So, Wesley3.06.00
2Xiong, Jeffery2.55.75
Caruana, Fabiano2.54.75
Firouzja, Alireza2.54.00
Van Foreest, Jorden2.54.00
Artemiev, Vladislav2.52.75
7Carlsen, Magnus2.04.00
Giri, Anish2.03.75
Duda, Jan-Krzysztof2.03.25
Dubov, Daniil2.02.75
11Vitiugov, Nikita1.53.50
Anand, Viswanathan1.52.75
13Yu, Yangyi1.01.75
14Kovalev, Vladislav0.51.00

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