20 June 2016
Magnus Carlsen Triumphs In Belgium
The World Champion crushed a Grand Chess Tour event.
The Belgian leg of the Grand Chess Tour ended in favor of Magnus Carlsen, who secured a victory with three rounds to go. Welsey So finished second, Levon Aronian claimed third place.
Final standings
Carlsen 23
So 20.5
Aronian 20
Anand 19.5
Caruana 17.5
Vachier-Lagrave 17
Nakamura 16.5
Kramnik, Giri 16
Topalov 14
The next leg of the Grand Chess Tour is the Sinquefield Cup. It will take place in St. Louis on August 1-16. The lineup is Vishy Anand, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri, Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Veselin Topalov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, and Ding Liren.