18:19  ,  September 26, 2017

World Chess Cup: Aronian and Ding to play a tiebreak

Armenia’s Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian (Armenia) and GM Ding Liren (China) will play a tiebreak on September 27 to reveal the winner of the 2017 FIDE World Chess Cup being held in Tbilisi, the capital city of Georgia.

The fourth classic chess match ended in a draw.

By advancing to the finals of the 2017 FIDE World Chess Cup, the two GMs already have been eligible to compete in the Candidates Tournament, which will be held in the German capital city of Berlin in

March 2018, to determine the challenger for the World Chess Championship.

Aronian is the 2005 FIDE World Chess Cup winner.

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