23 June 2018
Sergey Karjakin Leads Paris Grand Chess Tour
First portion of blitz played.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
The first part of the Grand Chess Tour blitz tournament took place in Paris on June 23rd. Sergey Karjakin is leading both the blitz event with 6.5 points out of 9 and the whole series with 17.5 points. The Russian is pursued by Hikaru Nakamura (5.5 and 16.5 points respectively). Wesley So is on the third place in the GCT series with 16 points.
Standings:
The final part of the event will take place on the June 24th.
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