At the Chess Classic tournament in London, during the 5th round today, our grandmaster Levon Aronian competed in whites with French Maxim Vachier-Lagrave. These two had met in the semifinals of the World Cup as well.
At the 25th step of the game, the sides repeated their position and ended the game in a drew. Levon Aronian scored 2.5 points. He is contining to fight for the first place.
Next, the 6th round will take place on December 8. Our chess player will compete with Wesley So of the Americas.
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