Levon Aronian Wins Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru Nakamura share 2-3 places.

On August 18, the final lap of the blitz tournament was played in Saint Louis. Sergey Karjakin became the winner of the event, having scored 13.5 points out 18. Levon Aronian is second (12.5), while Hikaru Nakamura is third (10.5). 



The winner of Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the 4th stage of the Grand Chess Tour, is Levon Aronian, who celebrated his victory with 2 blitz rounds to go. Sergey Karjakin and Hikaru Nakamura shared 2-3 places. 

Final standings: (rapid & blitz)

1. Levon Aronian - 24.5/36
2-3. Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura - 21.5
4. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 20 
5-7. Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, Le Quang Liem - 16.5 
8. Garry Kasparov - 16
9. Viswanathan Anand - 14
10. David Navara - 13. 

Current Grand Chess Tour Standings



The final fifth Grand Chess Tour stage is London Chess Classic (November 30 - December 11). Participants: Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Wesley So, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, and Michael Adams. 
 
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