20:47  ,  September 11, 2017

World Chess Cup: Armenia’s Aronian is in 1/8 finals

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian reached the 1/8 finals of the 2017 World Chess Cup, taking place in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Levon Aronian beat Russian Maxim Matlakov in the tiebreak 5-3.

The winner and finalist of the tournament will be qualified to the 2018 candidates' tournament.

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