17 August 2017
Levon Aronian Wins Rapid in Saint Louis
The blitz tournament is ahead.
Levon Aronian won the rapid tournament, a stage of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis. On the third playing day, the Armenian grandmaster defeated Sergey Karjakin and Leinier Dominguez and drew with Leinier Dominguez. Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru Nakamura shared 2-3 places.
Standings (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw):
1. Levon Aronian - 12
2-3. Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura - 11
4. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 10
5. Leinier Dominguez - 9
6-7. Le Quang Liem, Sergey Karjakin - 8
8-10. Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, David Navara - 7.
On August 17, a double round-robin blitz tournament starts.
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