Levon Aronian wins Tata Steel Chess at 9/13 |
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| Sunday, 29 January 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Levon Aronian, the current world's #2 highest-rated player, won Tata Steel Chess super tournament with an impressive 9/13 score. His rating has skyrocketed to 2824, the 3rd highest mark in the history of chess (Kasparov's record is 2851; Carlsen had a published rating of 2835, other results can be found here). Even a loss to Carlsen in round 3 with Black and to Navara in round 11 with White didn't stop Levon on his way to an incredible performance. Now the rivalry between Levon and Magnus for the #1 spot on the FIDE ratings has become more intense than ever. Another interesting fact that we have learnt during the Tata Steel Chess tournament is that Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian will play a 6-game match with a standard time control in late April. If a short draw (earlier than 30 moves) occurs, the grandmasters will play an additional rapid game to keep the spectators excited. This information is courtesy of Chess News. Natalia Pogonina is lucky to have known Levon Aronian for quite a long time. They have been acquainted since junior European and World Championships. Today we would like to publish a few photos from Natalia's collection. Some of them are well-known; others are rare:       P.S. Levon Aronian's twitter is @LevAronian. Don't miss a chance to follow him and congratulate!  P.P.S. Additional information & results of the B and C tournaments can be found at the official website. 
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