Fabiano Caruana will take a 4 point lead into the Bilbao leg of the Chess Masters Final after finishing with a draw against world #2 Lev Aronian.
The Armenian had a strong position against Caruana, but he slipped at crucial stages and failed to turn his advantage into a win.
Sergey Karjakin ended a disappointing Sao Paulo leg with a draw against tournament underdog Paco Vallejo, while world champion Vishy Anand played his 5th draw against Magnus Carlsen.
The full results table from Sao Paulo (3-1-0 scoring)
| # |
Name |
Fed |
Elo |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
Pts |
| 1 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
ITA |
2773 |
* |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
| 2 |
Aronian, Levon |
ARM |
2816 |
1 |
* |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
| 3 |
Carlsen, Magnus |
NOR |
2843 |
0 |
1 |
* |
1 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 4 |
Anand, Viswanathan |
IND |
2780 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
* |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| 5 |
Vallejo Pons, Francisco |
ESP |
2697 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
* |
1 |
3 |
| 6 |
Karjakin, Sergey |
RUS |
2778 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
* |
3 |
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Fabiano Caruana escaped Lev Aronian's clutches
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Paco Vallejo fended off Sergey Karjakin
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Magnus Carlsen was unperturbed by Vishy Anand
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The Chess Masters Final is a 6-player double round-robin event which is held half in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and half in Bilbao, Spain. The Bilbao leg is from 7-13 October.
The tournament uses the "Sofia" anti-draw rules, meaning that players can only draw by mutual agreement with the permission of the arbiter. The "Bilbao" scoring system (3-1-0) is also in operation.
Games via TWIC. Photos from the official website.
The Bilbao schedule
| 07-Oct |
Opening |
| 08-Oct |
Round 6 |
| 09-Oct |
Round 7 |
| 10-Oct |
Round 8 |
| 11-Oct |
Rest Day |
| 12-Oct |
Round 9 |
| 13-Oct |
Round 10 |