18 October 2019

Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian Lead the Race in the Isle of Man

Seventh round is over.


The seventh round of the FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss was played in the Isle of Man on October 17.

Having defeated Wang Hao, Levon Aronian caught up with Fabiano Caruana. Now the leaders have got 5.5 points each.

Seven players, including the Russians Alexander Grischuk, Nikita Vitiugov, and Kirill Alekseenko, are half a point behind.  



In the eighth round, the leaders will face each other; Fabiano Caruana will have the white pieces. Other leaders' matches are: Wang Hao - Carlsen, Anton Guijarro - Grischuk, Maghsoodloo - Vitiugov, and So - Alekseenko.

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