Aronian Suffers Defeat in Round 8 of Sinquefield Cup

Former member of the Armenian chess national team Levon Aronian continues to compete in the Sinquefield Cup. The tournament, held in the USA, features top players from the FIDE ranking list. The matches of Round 8 have been completed.

Levon Aronian faced Jan Nepomniachtchi and lost while playing with the white pieces. Currently, the leaders of the tournament table are France's Alireza Firouzja, the USA's Fabiano Caruana, and Jan Nepomniachtchi representing FIDE, all of whom have 4.5 points. Levon Aronian stands in 7th place with 3 points.

The Sinquefield Cup features 10 chess players, consists of 9 rounds, and boasts a prize fund of 1.4 million US dollars.