The second stage of the Grand Slam Final kicked off in Bilbao October 8.

Levon Aronian tied the 6th round game vs. Russia’s Sergey Karjakin to drop 3rd with 8 points.

Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen (Norway) beat Fabiano Caruana (Italy) to climb 2nd with 9 points, with Vishy Anand - Francisco Vallejo Pons game ending in a draw.

7th round board pairings have been announced as followers: Aronian - Anand, Carlsen - Pons, Caruana - Karjakin.