Levon Aronian wins WR Chess Masters tournament

Former Armenian chess team member Levon Aronian (USA) won the WR Chess Masters tournament in Dusseldorf, securing the tie-break victory.

Aronian defeated Indian representative in three games and was stronger than Russian Yang Nepomnyashchy in two games.

The prize fund of the WR Chess Masters was 130,000 euros. Levon Aronian will receive 40 thousand euros.

Congratulations to @LevAronian on winning the #WRChessMasters and €40,000 after racing to 3/3 in the tiebreaks! https://t.co/b9N3GmtxBJ #c24live pic.twitter.com/9eD6DLZPpW

— chess24.com (@chess24com) February 25, 2023

Big applause for the winner of WR Chess Masters 2023!

Cordial congratulations @LevAronian! pic.twitter.com/GwVgiBByOe

— WR_Chess_Masters (@wr_chess) February 25, 2023

| BREAKING | Levon Aronian wins the WR Chess Masters 2023!

In tie-breaks @LevAronian scored a perfect 3/3 and reached for a victory in the tournament!
Ian Nepomniachtchi and Gukesh D share 2nd/3rd place.#WRChessMasters #wrchessmasters2023 pic.twitter.com/Szsh9q4pD7

— WR_Chess_Masters (@wr_chess) February 25, 2023

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