Magnus Carlsen Leads Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Ian Nepomniachtchi shares second place with Wesley So.
The online super tournament Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz featuring the world strongest chess players is going on. The grandmasters are playing 9 rounds in rapid (September 15-17) and 18 rounds in blitz chess (September 18-19).
Rounds 4-6 of the rapid chess were held on the second match day. Rapid games count double, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Standings after 6 rounds:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 9
2-3. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So
4. Levon Aronian - 7
5. Pentala Harikrishna - 6
6-8. Alexander Grischuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Jefferey Xiong - 5
9. Leinier Dominguez - 4
10. Alireza Firouzja - 3.
Rounds 7-9 will be played on September 17.
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