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LEVON ARONYAN HELD HIS FIRST VICTORY IN GRAND-PRIX SERIES TOURNAMENT IN JERMUK
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.08.2009 21:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the second round of 5th FIDE Grand Prix tournament
which started in Jermuk on August 9, Armenian grand master Levon
Aronyan held victory over Evgeni Alekseev (Russia). Russian chess
player gave in at the 72 move. In the second round game against
Bulgarian Ivan Vladimir Hakobyan, Vladimir Hakobyan again ended the
game in a draw.
In Yakovenko-Kamski game, Russian chess player came out on top,
defeating his rival at the 29th move.
After 2 rounds, grand masters Levon Aronyan, Peter Leko and Ivan
Chaparinov topped the tournament list, with 1.5 points.
In the 3rd round, Aronyan played against Ivan Chaparinov, and Hakobyan
competed against Gata Kamsky. Both Armenian representatives played
with black figures.
2nd round games:
Leko Peter - Eljanov Pavel 1/2
Kariakin Sergey - Gelfand Boris 1/2
Bacrot Etienne - Kasimdzhanov Rustam 1/2
Jakovenko Dmitry - Kamsky Gata 1-0
Akopian Vladimir - Cheparinov Ivan 1/2
Aronian Levon - Alekseev Evgeny 1-0
Inarkiev Ernesto - Ivanchuk Vassily 1/2
Tournament position after 2 rounds: Aronyan, Leko, Chaparinov - 1/2;
Hakobyan, Yakovlenko, Bacrot, Gelfand, Elianov, Kasymzhanov, Ivanchuk -
1; Alekseev, Inarkiev, Kamsky - 1/2.
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.08.2009 21:26 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In the second round of 5th FIDE Grand Prix tournament
which started in Jermuk on August 9, Armenian grand master Levon
Aronyan held victory over Evgeni Alekseev (Russia). Russian chess
player gave in at the 72 move. In the second round game against
Bulgarian Ivan Vladimir Hakobyan, Vladimir Hakobyan again ended the
game in a draw.
In Yakovenko-Kamski game, Russian chess player came out on top,
defeating his rival at the 29th move.
After 2 rounds, grand masters Levon Aronyan, Peter Leko and Ivan
Chaparinov topped the tournament list, with 1.5 points.
In the 3rd round, Aronyan played against Ivan Chaparinov, and Hakobyan
competed against Gata Kamsky. Both Armenian representatives played
with black figures.
2nd round games:
Leko Peter - Eljanov Pavel 1/2
Kariakin Sergey - Gelfand Boris 1/2
Bacrot Etienne - Kasimdzhanov Rustam 1/2
Jakovenko Dmitry - Kamsky Gata 1-0
Akopian Vladimir - Cheparinov Ivan 1/2
Aronian Levon - Alekseev Evgeny 1-0
Inarkiev Ernesto - Ivanchuk Vassily 1/2
Tournament position after 2 rounds: Aronyan, Leko, Chaparinov - 1/2;
Hakobyan, Yakovlenko, Bacrot, Gelfand, Elianov, Kasymzhanov, Ivanchuk -
1; Alekseev, Inarkiev, Kamsky - 1/2.