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CHESS: ARONIAN AMONG LEADERS AT TATA STEEL
By Suren Musayelyan
ArmeniaNow
27.01.11
Photo: www.fredlucas.eu
Top Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is among the leaders at a major
international tournament drawing to an end in Wijk aan Zee, Holland.
With only three days of play remaining at the Tata Steel Chess
Festival, Aronian shares third place with former world champion
Vladimir Kramnik from Russia (each with 6 ½ points in 10 games) --
half a point behind current world champion Viswanathan Anand (India)
and American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. Aronian ended his games
against all three in a draw.
The Armenian chess master's undefeated record at this year's Wijk aan
Zee tournament includes wins against Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi
in Round 4 and Alexander Grischuk in Round 7.
The 28-year-old's next rival in Round 11 scheduled for Friday
is experienced Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov, followed by a "double
Dutch" challenge from Erwin l'Ami and Jan Smeets, representing a new
generation of talented young players from the Netherlands.
Aronian once already won the tournament in Holland in 2007 when he
tied for first place with Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Azerbaijan's
Teimour Radjabov.
Meanwhile, the other Armenian grandmaster taking part in the festival's
B tournament Gabriel Sargissian suffered his first defeat on Wednesday
losing to Vietnam's Le Quang Liem. After ten days of play the Armenian
shares third place with three other grandmasters, namely Luke McShane
(England), David Navara (Czech Rep.), and Vlad Tkachiev (France),
all with 6 points - half a point behind the leaders Zahar Efimenko
(Ukraine) and Filipino Wesley So.
In Round 11 Sargissian's opponent is French GM Laurent Fressinet.
The tournament in Wijk aan Zee ends on Sunday.
For all the latest results and standings check with the tournament's
official website at http://www.tatasteelchess.com
From: A. Papazian
By Suren Musayelyan
ArmeniaNow
27.01.11
Photo: www.fredlucas.eu
Top Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is among the leaders at a major
international tournament drawing to an end in Wijk aan Zee, Holland.
With only three days of play remaining at the Tata Steel Chess
Festival, Aronian shares third place with former world champion
Vladimir Kramnik from Russia (each with 6 ½ points in 10 games) --
half a point behind current world champion Viswanathan Anand (India)
and American grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura. Aronian ended his games
against all three in a draw.
The Armenian chess master's undefeated record at this year's Wijk aan
Zee tournament includes wins against Russian players Ian Nepomniachtchi
in Round 4 and Alexander Grischuk in Round 7.
The 28-year-old's next rival in Round 11 scheduled for Friday
is experienced Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov, followed by a "double
Dutch" challenge from Erwin l'Ami and Jan Smeets, representing a new
generation of talented young players from the Netherlands.
Aronian once already won the tournament in Holland in 2007 when he
tied for first place with Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov and Azerbaijan's
Teimour Radjabov.
Meanwhile, the other Armenian grandmaster taking part in the festival's
B tournament Gabriel Sargissian suffered his first defeat on Wednesday
losing to Vietnam's Le Quang Liem. After ten days of play the Armenian
shares third place with three other grandmasters, namely Luke McShane
(England), David Navara (Czech Rep.), and Vlad Tkachiev (France),
all with 6 points - half a point behind the leaders Zahar Efimenko
(Ukraine) and Filipino Wesley So.
In Round 11 Sargissian's opponent is French GM Laurent Fressinet.
The tournament in Wijk aan Zee ends on Sunday.
For all the latest results and standings check with the tournament's
official website at http://www.tatasteelchess.com
From: A. Papazian