01:27  ,  August 18, 2019

Sinquefield Cup: Levon Aronian ties match with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Winner of the 2018 Sinquefield Cup, top Armenian chess player Levon Aronian competed with French chess player Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with white figures in the first round of Sinquefield Cup and tied the match at the 25th step.

Levon Aronian will play with black figures during the second round to be held on August 18, and his opponent will be Dutch chess player Anish Giri, who tied the match with world champion, Norwegian chess player Magnus Carlsen during the first round.

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