16 August 2017
Ian Nepomniachtchi Takes the Lead in Saint Louis
The Russian outplayed the 13th World Champion.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
After 6 rounds of the Saint Louis rapid tournament, a leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the leader is Ian Nepomniachtchi. On the second day, he defeated Garry Kasparov and drew with Viswanathan Anand and Le Quang Liem. Standings (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw):
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 8
2-5. Le Quang Liem, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura - 7
6. Leinier Dominguez - 6
7-9. Sergey Karjakin, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand - 5
10. David Navara - 3.
Round 7 pairings:
Kasparov - Navara, Le Quang Liem - Anand, Caruana - Nepomniachtchi, Karjakin - Aronian, Nakamura - Dominguez.
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