After 5 rounds of play in the National Open Championship, GM Viktor Matviishen, leads they way as the only player on 4.5 points. He’s closely followed by eight players just a half-point behind on 4 points.
You can view the current standings here: https://www.vegaschessfestival.com/live/results/
In round 5, GM Matviishen played a very interesting game against IM Samrug Narayanan. Both players had chances in a game with unbalanced material but in the end Matviishen’s queenside pawns eventually managed to produce a queen and take him to the top of the leaderboard.
