31 August 2021

Vladislav Artemiev Wins Prelim at Aimchess US Rapid

The knockout stage is ahead.


The final five rounds of the Aimchess US Rapid, the 9th event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, were played on the Chess24.com on the 30th of August.  

Vladislav Artemiev (Russia) won the preliminary event, having scored 10.5 points out of 15. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) is half a point behind. Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Alireza Firouzja (France) shared 3-4 places with 9.5 points. 

Other qualifiers are Wesley So (USA), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) with 9 points scored, and Leinier Dominguez (USA), who got 8 points and edged out Anish Giri (Netherlands).

Quarterfinal pairings:

Artemiev - Dominguez
Carlsen - Duda
Aronian - Mamedyarov
Firouzja - So

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