Topalov still leads

Topalov remains in the lead after the 5th round of the Grand Slam final at Bilbao. Carlsen is on his heels a point behind.

The tournament adopts an unique 3-1-0 scoring system. Most of the games have been well fought and the winner will really deserve the huge prize money that the tournament offers.

Round 5 results:

Round 5
Ivanchuk, Vassily - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ (Nimzo Indian Defence)
Radjabov, Teimour - Aronian, Levon ½-½ (Scotch )
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ (Ruy Lopez Schliemann)

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