Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian was defeated by Hukaru Nakamura of the United States in round 8 of the Sao Paulo Grand Slam Final Masters to drop to the 5th place with 8 points.

Viswanathan Anand (India) tied a game against Vasili Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Magnus Carlsen (Norway) scored a victory over Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain).

Ivanchuk keeps the lead with 14 points, followed by Nakamura and Carlsen (both with 11 points).

In round 9, Aronian will face Anand.