Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 1,5:0,5 in the regular round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament in Nice, France.
The standings are as follows: Carlsen-13.5 points, Ivanchuk-13, Kramnik-12, Grischuk-11.5, Gelfand, Karjakin-11, points each, Gashimov, Svidler-10.5 points each, Aronian-9.5, Ponomarjov-7.5, Smeets-5.5 and Dominges-4.5.
Aronian will face Dominges in the final round of the tournament.
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