NICE, MARCH 24, NOYAN TAPAN. In the 6th tour of the Amber International Chess Tournament being held in the city of Nice, France, Levon Aronian competed with Shahriyar Mamediarov (Azerbaijan) and drew the games in blind and speed chess. In the 7th tour L. Aronian in blind chess drew the game with Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and won in speed chess. In the 8th tour the grand master from Yerevan competed with Viswanathan Anand (India). In blind chess he beat his competitor, and a draw was recorded in speed chess. L. Aronian has gained 10.5 points and remains at the top of the tournament table. The leader is followed by Magnus Carlsen (Norway) with 9.5 points, Peter Leko (Hungary) with 9 points, Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Viswanathan Anand (India), and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) with 8.5 points each. March 24 is announced a rest day in the tournament.

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