After a day off, the superstars resume in Bilbao. The biggest matchup of the day is between Ivanchuk and Anand. They need to make a move now if they want to have a chance to win this supertournament.

Round 6 matchups:

Vassily Ivanchuk – Vishy Anand
Veselin Topalov – Teimour Radjabov
Magnus Carlsen – Levon Aronian

Standings at the half way point:

Veselin Topalov 5 2 3 0 9
Magnus Carlsen 5 2 2 1 8
Levon Aronian 5 1 3 1 6
Vassily Ivanchuk 5 0 4 1 4
Teimour Radjabov 5 0 4 1 4
Viswanathan Anand 5 0 4 1 4

Traditional scores:

Veselin Topalov 3.5
Magnus Carlsen 3.0
Levon Aronian 2.5
Vassily Ivanchuk 2.0
Teimour Radjabov 2.0
Viswanathan Anand 2.0

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