21 June 2018

Wesley So Leads Paris GCT Rapid

Sergey Karjakin and Levon Aronian share 2-3 places.

Photo: Lennart Ootes
Photo: Lennart Ootes

The second leg of the Grand Chess Tour is going on in Paris. Wesley So is leading the pack after six rapid rounds with 9 points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw). Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin are trailing by 1 point. 



Standings after 6 rounds: 

1. Wesley So - 9
2-3. Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin - 8
4-5. Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand - 7
6. Alexander Grischuk - 6
7-9. Vladimir Kramnik, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 4
10. Fabiano Caruana - 3. 

The final three rounds of rapid chess will be played on June 22nd. 

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