19.11.2022
Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Standings after the 5th round
The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour in a hybrid format continues in San Francisco (USA).
Wesley So – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 3-0
Arjun Erigaisi- Anish Giri 2.5-0.5
Magnus Carlsen – Le Quang Liem 4-3 (including tie-break)
Jan-Krzysztof Duda – Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa 3.5-3.5 (draw in armageddon in favor of black)
Position after the 5th match (victory — 3 points, tie-break — 2, defeat on tie-break — 1):
1. M. Carlsen – 14, 2. J-K. Duda – 10, 3. W. So – 9, 4. Le Quang Liem – 8, 5-6. R. Praggnanandhaa, A. Erigaisi – 6, 7. A. Giri – 4, 8. Sh. Mamedyarov – 3
Dates: from November 14 to November 20
System: round-robin, 7 matches
Time control: 15 minutes with the addition of 10 seconds for each move, starting from the first.
The prize fund: $210,000.