24 March 2018
Sergey Karjakin Wins in Round 11 of Candidates Tournament
Fabiano Caruana maintains leadership.
Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich
On March 23, the eleventh round of the FIDE Candidates Tournament was played in Berlin. Sergey Karjakin (Russia) defeated Levon Aronian (Armenia), while the games Caruana (USA) - Kramnik (Russia), So (USA) - Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), and Ding Liren (China) - Grischuk (Russia) were drawn.
Standings after round 11:
1. Fabiano Caruana - 7
2. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – 6.5
3-4. Alexander Grischuk, Sergey Karjakin - 6
5. Ding Liren – 5.5
6. Vladimir Kramnik - 5
7. Wesley So - 4.5
8. Levon Aronian – 3.5
Round 12 pairings:
Karjakin - Caruana, Mamedyarov - Ding Liren, Grischuk - Aronian, Kramnik - So.
Tournament page
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