Amber Tournament 2011 Update

In the sixth round of the Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament, Levon Aronian maintained the sole lead, but his first loss allowed his closest rivals to come closer. Thanks to a 1½-½ win over Sergey Karjakin, Magnus Carlsen moved up to second place, one point behind Aronian. As all blindfold games were drawn, Aronian stayed in the lead in the blindfold competition. In the rapid competition Carlsen overtook the Armenian grandmaster. The € 1,000 Game of the Day Prize was awarded to Vasily Ivanchuk for his rapid win over Vishy Anand.

After round 6 (of 11) Aronian is in the lead with 8½ points followed by Carlsen with 7½ and Anand and Grischuk with 7 points. Round 7 is on saturday. Offical tournament page with results, photos, schedules and games: Amber Tournament 2011.