Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian made a draw in the 12th tour of Linares 2009, playing vs. China’s Wang Yue.
Russia’s Alexander Grischuk sustained his first defeat from Norway’s Magnus Carlsen.
Presently, Aronian is a point behind Grischuk.
Standings after the 12th tour:
Alexander Grischuk -7 points; Magnus Carlsen, Vasily Ivanchuk – 6.5 points each; Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand – 6 points each; Teimour Radjabov, Wang Yue – 5.5 points each; Leinier Dominguez – 5 points.
The 13th tour pairs: Grischuk- Anand, Ivanchuk- Aronian, Carlsen – Radjabov, Wang Yue – Dominguez.
