In the second round of Tal Memorial Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian ended his game with Vladimir Kramnik in a draw and now shares fourth place.

The only victory in the second round belongs to Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, who proved stronger than Boris Gelfand.

The leaders are Ivanchuk, Nepomniachtchi and Carlsen with 1.5 points. Aronian has 1 point and shares 4th place.

Standings for 2nd round:

Aronian – Kramnik ½-½

Nepomniachtchi – Ivanchuk ½-½

Svidler – Anand ½-½

Karjakin – Nakamura ½-½

Carlsen – Gelfand 1:0