26 March 2018
Sergey Karjakin Defeats Fabiano Caruana to Join Him in the Lead
Round 12 of the Candidates Tournament played in Berlin.
Photo by Vladimir Barsky
On March 24, the twelfth round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament was played in Berlin. Sergey Karjakin (Russia) defeated Fabiano Caruana (USA) to catch up with the leader. Ding Liren (China) won against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) with black pieces. The games Grischuk (Russia) - Aronian (Armenia) and Kramnik (Russia) - So (USA) were drawn.
Standings after round 12:
1-2. Sergey Karjakin, Fabiano Caruana - 7
3-5. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Alexander Grischuk, Ding Liren – 6.5
6. Vladimir Kramnik - 5.5
7. Wesley So - 5
8. Levon Aronian – 4
March 25 is the tournament's free day.
Round 13 pairings:
Caruana - Aronian, So - Karjakin, Mamedyarov - Grischuk, Ding Liren - Kramnik.
Tournament page
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