ARMENIA’S ARONIAN THE SOLE LEADER IN THE CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT
12:08 18.03.2013
Grandmaster Levon Aronian is a sole leader at the World Chess
Candidates Tournament after three rounds of play in the competition
being held in London, UK.
Armenia’s top chess player has 2 ½ points, half a point clear of the
next rival, after registering two wins and one draw.
Aronian has defeated Boris Gelfand (Israel) and Vassily Ivanchuk
(Ukraine), tying the game with FIDE’s current number one Magnus Carlsen
(Norway).
Monday is a day off in the tournament, tomorrow Aronian will play
against Peter Svidler from Russia.
The London Candidates Tournament will determine the challenger who
will face, later this year, the current title holder World Champion
Viswanathan Anand, who has reigned as World Champion since 2007.
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