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17 November 2010 - 08:12 AMT

Aronian, Carlsen lead World Blitz Championship

Levon Aronian of Armenia and Magnus Carlsen of Norway keep the lead with 10 points each at the World Blitz Championship in Moscow.

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan is third with 9.5 points, while Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Svidler, both of Russia, are tied for fourth with 8.5 points each.

The tournament is a 20-player, double round-robin event, meaning that each competitor plays every other one twice over the course of three days.