November 5, 2009 - 12:31 AMT
4th Mikhail Tal Memorial kicked off in Moscow
4th Mikhail Tal Memorial kicked off in Moscow on November 5. Ten strongest chess players, including Armenia's Levon Aronian, will compete in Category XXI tournament.

The Mikhail Tal Memorial is a chess tournament played in Moscow each year since 2006, to honor the memory of the former World Champion Mikhail Tal who died in 1992. It is usually played in the first half of November, with many of the world's strongest players competing. The first three editions all reached Category XX (overall Elo average 2735).