10:44  ,  March 15, 2016

Candidates Tournament: Aronian vs. Svidler

Round 4 will be played Tuesday at the Candidates Tournament for the 2016 World Chess Championship, which is held in the Russian capital city of Moscow.

In this round, Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian, who plays first board for the three-time World Chess Olympiad champions and the former World Team Chess champions Armenia, will face GM Peter Svidler (Russia).

After three rounds, Aronian shares 2 points with several other GMs.

The winner of the Candidates Tournament, which has about a €420-thousand prize fund, will be the challenger for the 2016 World Chess Championship against the reining champion, GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway), from November 11 to 30, in New York.

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