Round 5 Draws Keep Keymer in Front at Super Chess Classic

A half-point cushion separates the leader from a three-way chase heading into the rest day.

Overview

All five boards were drawn in round 5, so Vincent Keymer stays alone on top with 3.5 points and a half-point lead.
R Praggnanandhaa held Wesley So with Black to reach 3 points, which puts him level with Anish Giri and Jorden van Foreest in joint second.
Alireza Firouzja returned after missing round 4 with an ankle injury and drew Javokhir Sindarov, receiving permission to play from his room.
Keymer built his cushion in round 4 by defeating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in 38 moves after winning material in the middlegame.
Tuesday is the event’s rest day, with four rounds left in the $350,000 Grand Chess Tour stop in Bucharest.