5 December 2019

Ding Liren and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to Compete in GCT Finals in London

Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian to play the 3rd place match.


The semi-final matches of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour finals were played in London on December 4. 

Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ran an almost equal match but the Frenchman took the upper hand in the playoff to win the encounter with an overall score of 15.5:14.5.

The "speed" part of the Ding Liren vs. Levon Aronian semi-final match went at the Chinese player's bidding, who won both rapid games and then consolidated success in blitz thus winning the match 19:9. 




The super tournament will resume on December 6 after the day off. 

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