19/03/2011 14:49
Levon Aronian suffers first defeat at Amber Tournament
Levon Aronian drew the blindfold game with Alexander Grischuk and lost to him the rapid game in Round 6 at Amber Rapid and Blindfold Chess Tournament in Monte Carlo, Monaco. This was his first defeat in the tournament.
So, Levon Aronian leads the table with 4.5 points in blindfold tournament and is 0.5 behind Magnus Carlsen in rapid tournament where he takes the second place with 4 points.
Aronian leads the table with 8.5 points with combined results. Carlsen comes second with 7.5 points and Anand and Grischuk share the 3rd-4th places with 7 points.
Aronian will play with Boris Gelfand today.