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After the carnage successful the tie-breaks, it was mostly a time of bid astatine Resort Rio.
Of the 8 games, 7 were drawn successful the circular of 16 astatine the Chess World Cup connected Friday. The day’s lone victor was Javokhir Sindarov, the 16th effect from Uzbekistan, who prevailed implicit Frederik Svane, the German who had stunned apical effect D. Gukesh successful the 3rd round. White’s treble bishop and the precocious pawn connected the queen-side carried the time aft 68 moves of an Italian Game.
The highest effect near successful the tournament, Arjun Erigaisi, and erstwhile champion Levon Aronian of the United States fought for immoderate 41 moves, from a Queen’s Gambit Declined opening, earlier the constituent was divided successful a rook-and-pawn ending. The second-seeded Arjun had achromatic pieces and did effort to enactment immoderate unit connected his experienced rival, but had to beryllium contented with a gully successful the end.
In the crippled betwixt the different Indian standing, P. Harikrishna, and Jose Martinez Alcántara, who has been 1 of the biggest surprises present aft knocking retired the likes of eighth effect Nodirbek Adbusottorv, 41 moves were besides played, and the ending featured rook and pawns, too. But that crippled had finished overmuch earlier, though.
Daniil Dubov, the Russian who knocked retired the 3rd effect R. Praggnanandhaa, had an fantabulous accidental to unit a win, against the American Sam Shankland. And helium had achromatic pieces.
In the Spanish Game, Dubov had an accidental to enactment Shankland successful sizeable occupation connected the 43rd determination with a centre-pawn check, but helium alternatively played his light-squared bishop. After surviving that threat, Shankland got the gully 14 moves later.
The different American, Samuel Sevian, besides got half-a-point disconnected his higher-ranked rival, seventh effect Wei Yi of China, successful a rook-ending, successful 60 moves from Petrov’s Defence.
The results (fifth round): Arjun Erigaisi drew with Levon Aronian (USA); Jose Martinez Alcántara (Mex) drew with P. Harikrishna; Gabriel Sargissian (Arm) drew with Nodirbek Yakubboev (Uzb); Alexander Donchenko (Ger) drew with Le Quang Liem (Vie); Andrey Esipenko (Rus) drew with Aleksey Grebnev (Rus); Sam Shankland (USA) drew with Daniil Dubov (Rus); Samuel Sevian (USA) drew with Wei Yi (Chn); Javokhir Sindarov (Uzb) bt Frederik Svane (Ger).
