12 June 2017
Levon Aronian Catches Up With the Leader in Stavanger
Round 6 of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament is finished.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
On June 12, the sixth round games of the Altibox Norway Chess Tournament were played in Stavanger. Levon Aronian won against Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand outplayed Fabiano Caruana. The games Carlsen - Vachier-Lagrave, Nakamura - Karjakin, and Giri - So were drawn.Standings after round 6:
1-2. Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian - 4
3-6. Vladimir Kramnik, Sergey Karjakin, Wesley So, Anish Giri - 3,
7-10. Fabiano Caruana, Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand - 2.5.
June 13 is a free day at the tournament.
Round 5 pairings:
Kramnik - Carlsen, Vachier-Lagrave - Giri, Karjakin - Aronian, So - Caruana, Anand - Nakamura.
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