Levon Aronian made a draw in Linares 2009 first tour

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian played in a draw with Norway's Magnus Carlsen on the first day of Linares 2009 International Chess Tournament which kicked off on February 19.



World Champion Viswanathan Anand gained a victory over Azerbaijan's Teimour Radjabov.



The second tour of Linares 2009 due today will feature a game between Aronian and Anand.



The total prize fund amounts 314000 euro, and the winner's prize fund is 100 000 euros.



The 1 tour results:

Viswanathan Anand (India)- Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 1-0

Levon Aronian (Armenia) - Magnus Carlsen (Holland) 0,5:0,5

Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) - Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 0,5:0,5

Wang Yue (China) - Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 0,5:0,5



2 tour participants:

Anand - Aronian, Carlsen - Dominguez, Grischuk - Wang Yue, Radjabov - Ivanchuk.