ITAR-TASS, Russia Saturday 2:09 AM GMT Russia’s Karjakin comes in second in St. Louis Rapid and Blitz event MOSCOW August 19 Russian chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has come in second in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, while Armenia’s Levon Aronian won the event. MOSCOW, August 19. /TASS/. Russian chess grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has come in second in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, while Armenia’s Levon Aronian won the event. On August 15-16, a rapid competition was held, while on August 17-18, the blitz took place. The final standings see Aronian in the first place with 24.5 points, while Karjakin, as well as US player Hikaru Nakamura, both scored 21.5 points. Another Russian participant Ian Nepomniachtchi got 20 points, ending the competition in fourth place. Former World Champion Garry Kasparov (Russia) came in eighth (16 points). The St. Louis event is the fourth leg of the Grand Chess Tour, a circuit of commercial tournaments featuring the best players from all over the world. The London Chess Classic, the final leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour, will take place in December.