July 19, 2011 - 11:37 AMT
Aronian to rival Karjakin in World Team Chess Championship 3rd round

In the 3rd round of 2011 World Team Chess Championship, Armenia will compete against Russia, which leads the championship with 6 points.

The 3rd round parings are as follows: Levon Aronian - Sergey Karjakin, Sergei Movsesian - Alexander Grischuk, Vladimir Akopian – Ian Nepomnyashchiy, Gabriel Sargissian - Peter Swindler.

Upon completion of 2nd round, Armenian team had 5,5 points to its total score.

Other teams are paired as follows: Egypt –U.S., China-Israel, India-Ukraine, Hungary-Azerbaijan.