Aronyan holds firm position in quick chess game tournament

PanARMENIAN.Net - Moscow hosts Fourth Tal Memorial Championship from November 4 to 18. Fourth robin tournament of XXI category has already came to end. The second round - world quick game championship - will last from November 16 to 18.



There are 22 chess players participating in championship, including Armenian grand master Levon Aronyan. On the first day of tournament, Aronyan played 8 games, with 4 victories, 2 defeats and 2 draws, Russian Chess Federation's official Web site reports. All other matches are under way.



Levon Aronyan - Boris Gelfand (Israel) 1:0

Aronyan - Dmitry Yakovenko (Russia) 1:0

Aronyan - Peter Leko (Hungary) 1:0

Aronyan - Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 0:1

Aronyan - Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 0:1

Aronyan - Alexandra Kostenyuk (Russia) 1:0

Aronyan - Yevgeni Baraev 1/2-1/2