St. Louis Rapid & Blitz, Day 2: Carlsen Takes the Lead
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Surprise! (Not really.) Magnus Carlsen won all three games today, adding six points to his total and grabbing the lead after six of nine rapid rounds in the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz. He has 9/12, with Ian Nepomniachtchi and Wesley So a point behind. The day 1 co-leaders have fallen back: Levon Aronian has 7 points and Pentala Harikrishna has 6; everyone else has a minus score.
One day of rapid games remains, and then there will be two days of blitz. And here, as a reward for anyone who is still checking the site, here are the round 5 games, with brief comments.