Levon Aronian Finishes Last in Sinquefield Cup Tournament
Levon Aronian, the leading chess player of the Armenian national team, finished last in the Sinquefield Cup tournament held in St. Louis, USA.
According to the Armenian National Olympic Committee, in the last round, he played with black pieces against Wesley So (USA). The game ended in a draw.
Both chess players earned 4.5 points and occupied the bottom two positions. The first place was shared between World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and China's Ding Liren with 6.5 points each, with the winner to be determined through a tiebreak. Meanwhile, Viswanathan Anand (India) and Sergey Karjakin (Russia) shared the 3rd-4th positions with 6 points.
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