13 September 2020
Levon Aronian Emerges as Sole Leader of Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX
Three decisive rounds are ahead.
Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich
Rounds 4-6 of the Championships Showdown: Chess 9LX were played on September 12.
Levon Aronian has taken the sole lead with 4.5 points. Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura are half a point behind. Leinier Dominguez has got 3.5 points. They are followed by Fabiano Caruana (3 points), Garry Kasparov and Peter Svidler (2 points each), as well as Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Alireza Firouzja (1.5 points each).
Round 7 pairings:
Aronian - Kasparov, Vachier-Lagrave - Dominguez, Carlsen - Svidler, Caruana - Firouzja, and Nakamura - So.
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