A somewhat calmer day, with three draws. Gelfand-Keymer Keymer chose the Karpov variation in the Nimzo (9…b6). With 12…exd5, he avoided the sharp 12…Bxc3 13.dxe6 Bxf3 14.gxf3 fxe6, where it seems that black equalises with exact play. Instead, Gelfand got a slight initiative, but Keymer defended well, and the game …
Pairings round 5, Monday May 8 GM Jorden Van Foreest – GM Arjun Erigaisi GM Vincent Keymer – GM Peter Svidler GM Nils Grandelius – GM Boris Gelfand GM Gukesh D – GM Mishra Abhimanyu
Pairings round 4, Sunday May 7th GM Arjun Erigaisi – GM Gukesh D GM Mishra Abhimanyu – GM Nils Grandelius GM Boris Gelfand – GM Vincent Keymer GM Peter Svidler – GM Jorden Van Foreest
Grandelius-Gukesh Gukesh chose the Berlin Defence in the Ruy Lopez. Grandelius found a surprise bishop sacrifice on h7 that forced the black king to g6. Both players could have tried for a win at some stage, but it would have been very risky. Instead, it ended in a draw by …