Fabiano Caruana retained his half-point lead after Round 5 of 2023 Superbet Chess Classic, as Alireza Firouzja delivered the first loss to World Champion Ding Liren while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave scored a victory over Ian Nepommniachtchi. Going into the rest day, Caruana remains in first with 3.5/5 while Firouzja, So, and Rapport are tied for second with 3.0/5.