Going into the final day, Aronian was leading Carlsen by 1 full point with 2 games to go. With a draw against Karjakin and a loss by Carlsen against Gelfand, he clinched the Amber overall title.
Thursday 24 March Round XI | |||
12.30 | Blind | Ivanchuk-Topalov | ½-½ |
Gashimov-Grischuk | ½-½ | ||
Giri-Anand | 0-1 | ||
14.00 | Blind | Carlsen-Gelfand | 0-1 |
Nakamura-Kramnik | 0-1 | ||
Aronian-Karjakin | ½-½ |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Aronian rocks.