Levon Aronian played the third consecutive draw at Sharjah Grand Prix
The third round of the FIDE World Chess Sharjah Grand Prix was played today at the Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club. Armenian GM Levon Aronian faced Alexander Grischuk and agreed to a draw while playing with black pieces.
The only win in the third round was achieved by Hikaru Nakamura who defeated Richard Rapport in an exciting game. The tournament leader Maxime Vachier-Lagrave was held to a draw by Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and continues leading the table with 2.5 points out of 3.
Hikaru Nakamura, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Michael Adams have earned 2 points and share the 2-4 places, while Aronian comes the fifth with 1.5 points. In round four the Armenian GM will face the Russia’s Champion Alexander Riazantsev.