Armenian grand master among winners

In the final, 9th round of Mikhail Tal Memorial Tournament Armenian chess grand master Levon Aronyan played draw with Pavel Eljanov.

After Boris Gelfand's victory over Mammadyarov, Aronyan again became a tournament leader.

Thus, as a result of the final round, Aronyan, Kariakin and Mammadyarov shared the top position, each having 5.5 points.

Results for the 9th round

Gelfand - Mammadyarov 1-0
Wang Hao - Karjakin 0.5-0.5
Eljanov - Aronian 0.5-0.5
Grischuk - Nakamura 0.5-0.5
Kramnik - Shirov 1-0

Final standing

1. Aronian 5.5
2. Karjakin 5.5
3. Mammadyarov 5.5
4. Grischuk 5
5. Nakamura 5
6. Wang Hao 5
7. Kramnik 4.5
8. Gelfand 3.5
9. Shirov 3
10. Eljanov 2.5