Chess: Aronian draws against Svidler, stays among the leaders at the Sinquefield Cup

In the penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup being held at Saint Louis, United State, the Armenian GM Levon Aronian played draw against Pyotr Svidler of Russia, the National Olympic Committee of Armenia reported.

With the last round still to come, the Armenian GM tops the table with 5 points sharing the first spot with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and former world champion Viswanathan Anand.

The winner of the tournament will be declared in the ninth round, where the Armenian will face world champion Magnus Carlsen.