Aronian loses to Carlsen in the fight for third place at the Grand Chess Tour
Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the fight for third place at the Grand Chess Tour in London, the National Olympic Committee reported.
Carlsen and Aronian were playing for the third-place qualifying spot to the 2020 GCT. Aronian and Carlsen both won one rapid game before Carlsen secured his victory by drawing the first blitz game.
Meanwhile, Ding Liren won the 2019 Grand Chess Tour after beating Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 16-12 in the final. Both players automatically qualified for the 2020 Grand Chess Tour together with Carlsen.