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7 October 2011 - 05:42 AMT

Aronian retains 3rd place at Grand Slam

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.