13 August 2019
Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Lead GCT Stage in Saint Louis ater Rapid
Blitz part is ahead.
Photo: Crystal Fuller
The rapid part of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz finished on August 12. Rapid games count double, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave are heading the race with 13 points, while Ding Liren and Yu Yangyi are trailing by 3 points.
Standings after Rapid:
1-2. Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 13 points
3-4. Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi - 10
5-8. Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Richard Rapport, Magnus Carlsen - 8
9. Leinier Domniguez - 7
10. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 5.
The final 2 days, August 13-14, are a blitz double round-robin, with 18 rounds of 5+3 blitz.
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