2024-08-25 17:28:41
In the 6th round of the World Chess Championship contenders tournament in Khanty-Mansiysk, Levon Aronian had a wonderful opportunity to equal Viswanathan Anand and one point ahead of his pursuers. Unfortunately, the Armenian GM was unable to gain an advantage over Dmitri Andreykin and is now in second place with 3.5 points, half a point behind Viswanathan Anand and the same number of points ahead of his pursuers.
In the report round, Veselin Topalov defeated Vladimir Kramnik, and Shahriyar Mamedyarov defeated Pyotr Svidler. Viswanathan Anand-Sergei Karyak was tied.
Thus, Svidler, Kramnik, Mamedyarov and Topalov share 3-6 places with 3 points each. Karyakin is in the 7th place with 7.5 points, and Andreykin finishes the tournament table with 2 points.
Tomorrow, the contenders’ tournament has been declared quiet. In the 7th round to be held on March 21, Aronian will play against Karyakin, Svidler against Anand, Kramnik against Mamedyarov, Andreykin against Topalov.