Hikaru Nakamura beat Levon Aronian in Armageddon in the first mini-match of their best-of-3 Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge quarterfinal but admitted afterwards, “I don’t know if I deserved to win this match”. Levon had taken the lead by winning the Rook + Bishop vs. Rook ending in Game 1 but was pegged back in Game 4. The other match also went to Armageddon, after four draws, with Ding Liren devastated to lose on time in a won position when his opponent was down to just 2.8 seconds.
Lindores Abbey Rapid Challenge QFs Day 1: Nakamura battles back to beat Aronian
