Aronian defeats Azerbaijan's Gashimov
On March 19, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian played vs. Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan) in the 6th round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Chess Tournament going on in Nice, France.
Aronian scored a 1.5:0.5 victory in blindfold and ended the rapid chess game in a draw. After 6 rounds, Aronian comes 10th with his 5 points. The lead is now taken by Magnus Carslen (Norway) with 9 points, followed by Vassily Ivanchuk with 8.5 points.
In the 7th round due on March 20, Aronian is to play vs. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia).
Aronian scored a 1.5:0.5 victory in blindfold and ended the rapid chess game in a draw. After 6 rounds, Aronian comes 10th with his 5 points. The lead is now taken by Magnus Carslen (Norway) with 9 points, followed by Vassily Ivanchuk with 8.5 points.
In the 7th round due on March 20, Aronian is to play vs. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia).
