Candidates Tournament 2014: Aronian vs. Topalov

Round 3 in the Candidates Tournament 2014, which is held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, will be played on Saturday.  

Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian—who plays first board for the three-time World Chess Olympiad champions and the previous World Team Chess champions, Armenia, and who is second in the World Chess Federation (FIDE) rankings—will face GM Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). 

The Armenian GM is half a point behind the current leaders. 

After the second round, Aronian and Topalov have one point, apiece.

The match will get underway at 1pm, Armenia time.

In Round 1, Levon Aronian lost to former World Chess Champion, GM Viswanathan Anand (India), whereas in the second round, he defeated GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan).
The GM who wins this tournament will become the official World Chess Champion candidate, and compete against reining World Chess Champion, GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway) who tops the FIDE rankings, for the title of World Chess Champion.

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