Nepomniachtchi played a draw at the Grand Chess Tour stage in St. Louis – Kommersant
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Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi and Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave tied in the fifth round of the Grand Chess Tour series in St. Louis, America. The opponents shook hands on the 39th move. The Russian played with black pieces.
Nepomniachtchi, Vachier-Lagrave and American Wesley So lead the Grand Chess Tour standings. They have 2.5 points each.
A total of 10 chess players took part in the tournament. Pole Jan-Krzysztof Duda withdrew from the competition due to illness. Games are played on a round-robin basis with classic time control.
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