Vladimir Kramnik may have started the Candidates Tournament 2018 exceptionally strong, as he scored 2.5 points in the first three games. Yet, he scored just 0.5 points in the 3, as he lost his Round 6 game against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Mamedyarov then joins Caruana in the top of the standings.
Meanwhile, after losing his first 2 games followed by 3 draws, Wesley So finally won a game in this tournament, at the expense of Levon Aronian.
Replay Round 6 games below:[replay]
The rest of the games were draws:
Candidates Tournament 2018 Round 6 Results
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Round 6 standings: 1st Caruana 4pts, 2nd Mamedyarov 4pts, 3rd Kramnik 3pts, 4th Grischuk 3pts, 5th Liren Ding 3pts, 6th Wesley So 2.5pts, 7th Aronian 2.5pts, 8th Karjakin 2pts
Candidates 2018 Final Ranking
| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2784 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 57 |
| 2 | 7 | Mamedyarov Shakhriyar | AZE | 2809 | 8 | 1.5 | 3 | 54.75 |
| 3 | 2 | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2763 | 8 | 0.5 | 4 | 54.75 |
| 4 | 6 | Ding Liren | CHN | 2769 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 52.5 |
| 5 | 1 | Kramnik Vladimir | RUS | 2800 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 41.5 |
| 6 | 8 | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2767 | 6.5 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
| 7 | 5 | So Wesley | USA | 2799 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 40.5 |
| 8 | 3 | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2794 | 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
Replay all games: Candidates Tournament 2018.
A rest day follows Round 6, and Round 7 resumes tomorrow.