Sinquefield Cup: Aronian defeats Topalov
01:48 29 August, 2014Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian faced GM Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) in Thursday’s Round 2 at the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament which is held in Saint Louis, USA.
In the end, Aronian—who is second in the World Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings and who plays first board for the three-time World Chess Olympiad champions and the former World Team Chess champions Armenia—achieved a convincing win against Topalov, who suffered his second consecutive defeat in the tournament.
To note, Armenia’s top chess master had played a draw with GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA) in Wednesday’s first round.
© 2024 NEWS.am - Sport
The copyright for information published on this web site is owned exclusively by Armenian News-NEWS.am information-analytical agency. All information materials published on this website are intended solely for personal use. For full or partial reproduction of any material in other media it is required to acquire written permission from Armenian News-NEWS.am information-analytical agency. Those, who have committed copyright violations, will be prosecuted accordingly.