Aronian Sustains First Defeat At Linares 2009

[Karapetian Hovik]

ARONIAN SUSTAINS FIRST DEFEAT AT LINARES 2009

PanARMENIAN.Net
26.02.2009 13:31 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has sustained
his first defeat at Linares 2009 in a game with Russia's Alexander
Grischuk, who tops the tournament chart with 4.5 points.

With 3.5 points, Aronian shares the second and third positions with
Norway's Magnus Carlsen, who inflicted a defeat on world champion
Viswanathan Anand.

The other games of the 6th tour ended in a draw.

In the resulting 7th tour, Aronian will play against Ukraine's
Vassily Ivanchuk.

6th tour results: Alexander Grischuk (Russia)- Levon Aronian (Armenia)
1:0 Magnus Carlsen (Netherlands) - Viswanathan Anand (India) 1:0
Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) 0,5-0,5 Wang Yue
(China) - Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 0,5-0,5

Standings after 6th tour: Grischuk - 4.5 points; Aronian, Carlsen -3.5
points each; Ivanchuk Anand - 3 points each; Dominguez - 2.5 points;
Radjabov, Wang Yue - 2 points each.

6th tour participants: Anand - Grischuk, Aronian - Ivanchuk, Radjabov -
Carlsen , Dominguez - Wang Yue.