The meeting ended with a score of 2.5: 1.5 in favor of the Chinese athlete. In a parallel match, the tournament leader, world champion Magnus Carlsen lost to Anisha Geary from the Netherlands - 1.5: 2.5.
After five rounds, three grandmasters lead: Dean, Carlsen and American Hikaru Nakamura. Each of them scored 11 points. Nepomniachtchi shares 5th and 6th places with the Frenchman Maxim Vachier-Lagrave, having five points in the asset.
It was previously reported that Carlsen lost to Geary in the fifth round of an online chess tournament, but retained the lead in the table.