For 45 moves today, Magnus Carlsen played a model \"Carlsen\" game in the Sinquefield Cup. Getting little from the opening, he created complex positional problems and was rewarded with subtle errors from Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. However, as the engines began crowing about advantages as high as +4, Carlsen erred, immediately allowing a resourceful Vachier-Lagrave to get back into the game and then to claim the advantage. <\/p>\n
Headline photo: Lennart Ootes, Grand Chess Tour. <\/p>\n
Despite fierce resistance from Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave claimed the full point. This swing reintroduces questions about Carlsen's status as the world number-one. He has a 10-point edge over Fabiano Caruana who is currently second (in Saint Louis and on 2700chess.com), but there is a real possibility that continued tribulations could allow Caruana to overtake Carlsen in Saint Louis. Meanwhile Vachier-Lagrave is leading the tournament and is only a fraction of a point shy of re-crossing 2800. <\/p>\n
The day's other winner was Ian Nepomniachtchi who won surprisingly quickly against Hikaru Nakamura. <\/p>\n
For now, here are the games. Check back tomorrow for quotes, analysis, and more. <\/p>\n
2017 Sinquefield Cup | Round 4 Standings <\/p>\n
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