Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied a match vs. Ukraine’s Ruslan Ponomariov in the 9th round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament.
After 9 rounds, Aronian is the 9th with 8 points, Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk keeps the lead with 12 points.
In the 10th round, Aronian will play vs. Russia’s Alexander Grischuk.