Aronyan ties his game with Alexey Shirov in 2nd round of Grand Slam Chess MastersSeptember 4, 2010 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian GM Levon Aronian tied his game with Alexey Shirov in the 2nd round of Grand Slam Chess Masters, which kicked off in Shanghai, China, on September 3, 2010. Aronyan tops the standings after the second round with 1.5 point. Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and Wang Hao (China) also tied their game, scoring 1 point each after the second round. The two winners of the Shanghai tournament, together with Viswanathan Anand (India) and Magnus Carlsen (Norway), will participate in the Grand Slam Final tournament in Bilbao, Spain, from October 9 to 15, 2010. Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Andrew Bynum are among those named as 2012 NBA All-Star Game starters. In Moscow Open’s Student Grandmaster Cup round 7, Armenian grandmaster will face Turkey’s Mustafa Yilmaz. England’s Nigel Short gained the Tradewise tournament gold, having scored a tie-break win over China’s Hou Yifan. Armenia goalkeeper was a Dynamo Moscow keeper from 2002 to 2005, playing 88 matches in Russian championships. |