Six Rapid Rounds Played in Paris
The leaders are Nepomniachtchi, Caruana and So.
The Paris Rapid & Blitz, the second event of the Grand Chess Tour, is going on in the capital of France. On the second day, the grandmasters played 4-6 rounds of rapid chess, which count double, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The leaders are Ian Nepomniachtchi, Fabiano Caruana, and Wesley So, who have scored 7 points out of 12.
Standings after Round 6:
1-3. Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Wesley So - 7
4-8. Levon Aronian, Teimour Radjabov, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Peter Svidler, Etienne Bacrot - 6
9. Alireza Firouzja - 5
10. Richard Rapport - 4.
The final three rapid rounds will be played on June 20.
Round 7 pairings:
Caruana - So, Bacrot - Radjabov, Rapport - Svidler, Nepomniachtchi - Firouzja, Aronian - Vachier-Lagrave.
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