After winning the first two matches, the Experience team yielded a tie in the third match. But the Rising Stars’ decisive team victory by a 2 point margin in match #4 tied up the total game points.
Even with the momentum, the young guns were not able to capitalize on it. The Experience team made a big come back in the 5th match by winning it with a 2 point margin.
After 2 consecutive losses to Nakamura and Hou, veteran Beliavsky scored against Stellwagen while Svidler knocked out Nakamura. The Experience now leads 3.5 – 1.5 in match score and +2 in game score.
| Monday August 24 Round V | |||
| 13:30 | Svidler – Nakamura | 1 – 0 | |
| Nielsen – Hou Yifan | ½ – ½ | ||
| Beliavsky – Stellwagen | 1 – 0 | ||
| van Wely – Smeets | ½ – ½ | ||
| Ljubojevic – Caruana | ½ – ½ | ||
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
The old dudes can still play good chess.