Chess: Champions Showdown: Levon Aronian defeated by Garry Kasparov

News.am, Armenia
Sept 10 2021

In the fifth round of Champions Showdown Chess 9LX in St. Louis, Levon Aronian competed with world’s 13th champion, 58-year-old Russia-based Garry Kasparov, who played with black figures and won in the 66th step.

In the first four rounds, the 38-year-old Armenian chess grandmaster defeated Hikaru Nakamura, was defeated by Peter Svidler, tied the match with Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.

With 2 points, Aronian shares the 7th-8th places with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov.

In the remaining 4 rounds, Aronian’s opponents will be Wesley So, Sam Shankland and Leinier Dominguez.

The tournament will end on September 11. The prize fund is $150,000, and the winner will receive $37,500.