Levon Aronian Finishes 7th in St. Louis

Armenian chess player Levon Aronian secured the 7th place in the major Fischer Chess tournament held in St. Louis, USA.

Our grandmaster triumphed over Azerbaijani Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the 7-9 rounds that took place last night, followed by a draw against American young chess player Sam Shankland, and concluded with a loss to the tournament leader Leinier Perez Dominguez.

As a result, Levon Aronian earned only 4 points out of a possible 9, finishing in 7th place. He will receive a prize of $7,500.

The tournament was won by Cuban chess player Leinier Perez Dominguez representing the USA, who totaled 6 points. World Champion Garry Kasparov, who was sharing 1st-2nd places with 5 points before the final round, lost in his last match against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and dropped to 5th place. The 2nd-4th places were shared among French grandmaster, Sam Shankland, and Wesley So.