21 March 2018

Fabiano Caruana Maintains Leadership at Candidates Tournament

Round 9 finishes in Berlin.

Photo: Worldchess.com
Photo: Worldchess.com

On March 20, the ninth round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament was played in Berlin. Sergey Karjakin celebrated victory in the Russian derby versus Vladimir Kramnik. The games Caruana (USA) - Ding Liren (China), So (USA) - Grischuk (Russia), and Aronian (Armenia) - Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) were drawn. 



Standings after round 9:

1. Fabiano Caruana - 6
2. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – 5.5
3. Alexander Grischuk - 5
4-5. Sergey Karjakin, Ding Liren – 4.5
6-8. Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Wesley So – 3.5

March 21 is the tournament's free day. 

Round 10 pairings: 

Grischuk - Karjakin, Kramnik - Aronian, Mamedyarov - Caruana, Ding Liren - So

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