Morelia R5: Aronian beats Anand, Carlsen beats Topalov

2/23/2007 – A day of shocks. Both the top seeds lost, Anand in a tense struggle against Aronian, and Topalov with a sensational resignation in a position that must be a draw. In fact Carlsen shows the horrified former world champion the defence immediately after he had resigned. Now the 16-year-old Norwegian once again leads the field. Express report.

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Round five

Round 5: Thursday, February 22nd
Peter Svidler	½-½	Peter Leko
Magnus Carlsen	1-0	Veselin Topalov
Alex. Morozevich	½-½	Vassily Ivanchuk
Levon Aronian	1-0	Vishy Anand
Games – Report

Round 6: Saturday, February 24th
Magnus Carlsen		Peter Leko
Alex. Morozevich		Peter Svidler
Levon Aronian		Veselin Topalov
Vishy Anand		Vassily Ivanchuk
Games – Report

Standings after five rounds

Pictures and analysis to follow.

Schedule and results

Round 1: Saturday, February 17th
Vassily Ivanchuk	½-½	Peter Leko
Veselin Topalov	½-½	Vishy Anand
Peter Svidler	½-½	Levon Aronian
Magnus Carlsen	1-0	Alex. Morozevich
Games – Report

Round 2: Sunday, February 18th
Peter Leko	½-½	Alex. Morozevich
Levon Aronian	½-½	Magnus Carlsen
Vishy Anand	½-½	Peter Svidler
Vassily Ivanchuk	1-0	Veselin Topalov
Games – Report

Round 3: Monday, February 19th
Veselin Topalov	½-½	Peter Leko
Peter Svidler	½-½	Vassily Ivanchuk
Magnus Carlsen	0-1	Vishy Anand
Alex. Morozevich	½-½	Levon Aronian
Games – Report

Free day: Tuesday, February 20th

Round 4: Wednesday, February 21st
Peter Leko	½-½	Levon Aronian
Vishy Anand	1-0	Alex. Morozevich
Vassily Ivanchuk	0-1	Magnus Carlsen
Veselin Topalov	½-½	Peter Svidler
Games – Report

Round 5: Thursday, February 22nd
Peter Svidler	½-½	Peter Leko
Magnus Carlsen	1-0	Veselin Topalov
Alex. Morozevich	½-½	Vassily Ivanchuk
Levon Aronian	1-0	Vishy Anand
Games – Report

Free day: Friday, February 23rd

Round 6: Saturday, February 24th
Magnus Carlsen		Peter Leko
Alex. Morozevich		Peter Svidler
Levon Aronian		Veselin Topalov
Vishy Anand		Vassily Ivanchuk
Games – Report

Round 7: Sunday, February 25th
Peter Leko		Vishy Anand
Vassily Ivanchuk		Levon Aronian
Veselin Topalov		Alex. Morozevich
Peter Svidler		Magnus Carlsen
Games – Report

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