Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied his game against Spain’s Fransisco Vallejo Pons in the 6th round of Sao Paulo Grand Slam Final Masters to retain the 3rd place with 7 points.
Hukaru Nakamura of the United States has the same number of points after suffering a defeat by Vasili Ivanchuk of Ukraine, who keeps the lead with 13 points. Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Viswanathan Anand (India) played in a draw.
In round 7, Aronian will face Carlsen.






