Amber 2011 R5: Aronian leads after 2-0 win over Gashimov, Carlsen loses to Ivanchuk

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Hi everyone,

Aronian and Carlsen were leading at the end of Round 4 but Round 5 changed it. While Aronian has gone into sole lead with a 2-0 win over Vugar Gashimov, Carlsen went down to Ivanchuk. Here are the standings after Round 5.


Standings after the fifth round

Blindfold		Rapid		Combined
1. Aronian 4 2. Anand 3 Gelfand 3 Grischuk 3 3. Carlsen 2½ Gashimov 2½ Karjakin 2½ 4. Giri 2 Ivanchuk 2 Nakamura 2 Topalov 2 5. Kramnik 1½		1. Aronian 4 2. Anand 3½ Carlsen 3½ 3. Topalov 3 4. Grischuk 2½ Karjakin 2½ Nakamura 2½ 5. Ivanchuk 2 Kramnik 2 6. Gashimov 1½ Gelfand 1½ Giri 1½		1. Aronian 8 2. Anand 6½ 3. Carlsen 6 4. Grischuk 5½ 5. Karjakin 5 Topalov 5 6. Gelfand 4½ Nakamura 4½ 7. Gashimov 4 Ivanchuk 4 8. Giri 3½ Kramnik 3½

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And, the video with Ivanchuk

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