14 June 2012

Tal Chess Memorial Round 5: Morozevich in Sole Lead After Aronian Self-Destruct; Carlsen Beats Radjabov
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Alexander Morozevich – Leading at
Tal Chess Memorial 2012
The Tal Chess Memorial witnessed two decisive games in the fifth round. Alexander Morozevich defeated Levon Aronian with black pieces and moved into the sole lead with 4 points. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen scored his first victory against the earlier co-leader Teimour Radjabov.

Round 5 results:1. Grischuk – Caruana draw, 2. Radjabov – Carlsen 0-1, 3. Aronian – Morozevich 0-1, 4. Nakamura – Kramnik draw, 5. Tomashevsky – McShane draw

Round 5 standings: 1. Morozevich – 4, 2-4. Carlsen, Radjabov, Kramnik – 3, 5. Caruana – 2,5, 6-9. Grischuk, Aronian, Nakamura, McShane – 2, 10. Tomashevsky – 1,5.

Round 6 pairings: Morozevich – Nakamura, Carlsen – Aronian, Grischuk – Radjabov, Kramnik – Tomashevsky and Caruana – McShane.

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