Levon Aronian clinches third spot at 10th Tal Memorial chess tournament

PanARMENIAN.Net - Three-time Olympic Champion Levon Aronian of Armenia split the point with India’s Viswanathan Anand finished joint third after the conclusion of the 10th Tal Memorial chess tournament on Friday, October 7, The Times of India reports.

The game was a tense affair wherein both players could claim to be slightly superior at some point in the game. Aronian drew eight and won only one for his five points.

Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia won the $200,000 prize money tournament by holding on a much worse position against lowest-placed Boris Gelfand of Israel in the final round.

Anish Giri from the Netherlandsfinished second on 5.5 points, a half point ahead of Aronian and Anand who both tied for the third spot with identical five points. Aronian drew eight and won only one for his five points.

Vladimir Kramnik of Russia ended joint fifth along with compatriot Peter Svidler, Li Chao and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan on 4.5 points apiece. Evgeny Tomashevsky of Russia finished ninth on 3.5 points in the ten-player round-robin tournament while Gelfand tallied two points with his four draws and five losses to finish last.