Armenia’s Aronian defeats world champ Magnus Carlsen at GCT St. Louis

YEREVAN, AUGUST 12, ARMENPRESS. Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian is leading at the 2019 Grand Chess Tour St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament.

After two draws with China’s Ding Liren and American LeinierDomínguez Pérez, Aronian defeated defending world champion Magnus Carslen.

The grandmasters will then move to the tournament’s Blitz rounds.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan