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Gashimov Memorial 2015 – Round 5 (Video)

The 2nd Vugar Gashimov Memorial is taking place on 16-25th April, 2015, in Shamkir, Azerbaijan.

World Champion Magnus Carlsen defeated Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, moving into the lead with 4/5 points after Wesley So lost to Viswanathan Anand. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored a win against Vladimir Kramnik.

Round 5 results:
GM Mamedov Rauf – GM Adams Michael 1/2-1/2
GM Anand Viswanathan – GM So Wesley 1-0
GM Carlsen Magnus – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime 1-0
GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar – GM Kramnik Vladimir 1-0
GM Caruana Fabiano – GM Giri Anish 1/2-1/2

Standings and games with analysis

Vijay Kumar presents the round five video

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