Overview

• Fabiano Caruana outplayed Wesley So but missed a forced mate on move 41, and the draw left both tied with Hans Niemann for the lead after six rounds.
• Hans Niemann held Levon Aronian to a draw in a Nimzo-Indian, keeping the Open leaderboard unchanged heading into Round 7.
• Andy Woodward earned his second straight win by defeating Dariusz Swiercz, reaching an even score and climbing into the chasing pack.
• In the Women’s Championship, Anna Zatonskih defeated Atousa Pourkashiyan to catch Alice Lee at the top and remains the only undefeated player in the field.
• Defending champion Carissa Yip beat Irina Krush and Nazi Paikidze topped Anna Sargsyan, tightening a Women’s race that has featured far more decisive games than the Open.