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ARMENIA BELIEVES IN LEVON ARONIAN'S VICTORY
11:00, 7 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. Armenia believes in Levon Aronian's
victory in the Candidates' Matches of the FIDE. In a conversation with
"Armenpress" the prominent masters of the chess superpower assessed
Levon Aronian's chances. The First Vice President of Armenian Chess
Federation Smbat Lputyan noted that he is hopeful about our strongest
chess player. The Director of the Armenian Chess Academy Lputyan
stated: "Levon can win the Candidates' Matches."
The acting champion of Armenia Tigran Petrosyan shares the opinion
of his elder friend. Tigran Petrosyan noted: "The main struggle will
flare up between Aronian and Carlsen. I do not want to underestimate
the other competitors, but they will be the best players. It has
already been declared that in the first round Levon will play against
Carlsen. I am confident that he will not lose."
The Candidates' Tournament will launch in London on March 14 and
will be over on April 1. 8 Grand Masters will participate in the
tournament. Among them are: Levon Aronian (ARM), Magnus Carlsen (NOR),
Boris Gelfand (ISR), Alexander Grischuk (RUS), Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR),
Vladimir Kramnik (RUS), Teimour Radjabov (AZE), and Peter Svidler
(RUS).
11:00, 7 March, 2013
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. Armenia believes in Levon Aronian's
victory in the Candidates' Matches of the FIDE. In a conversation with
"Armenpress" the prominent masters of the chess superpower assessed
Levon Aronian's chances. The First Vice President of Armenian Chess
Federation Smbat Lputyan noted that he is hopeful about our strongest
chess player. The Director of the Armenian Chess Academy Lputyan
stated: "Levon can win the Candidates' Matches."
The acting champion of Armenia Tigran Petrosyan shares the opinion
of his elder friend. Tigran Petrosyan noted: "The main struggle will
flare up between Aronian and Carlsen. I do not want to underestimate
the other competitors, but they will be the best players. It has
already been declared that in the first round Levon will play against
Carlsen. I am confident that he will not lose."
The Candidates' Tournament will launch in London on March 14 and
will be over on April 1. 8 Grand Masters will participate in the
tournament. Among them are: Levon Aronian (ARM), Magnus Carlsen (NOR),
Boris Gelfand (ISR), Alexander Grischuk (RUS), Vassily Ivanchuk (UKR),
Vladimir Kramnik (RUS), Teimour Radjabov (AZE), and Peter Svidler
(RUS).