New In Chess Classic: Aronian reaches the playoffs
11:37 27 April, 2021Levon Aronian has reached the New In Chess Classic playoffs.
During 3 days of competition, the Armenian grandmaster scored 9 points and shared the 4th-5th places with the American Wesley So.
Aronian and So will meet in the quarterfinals. The winner will compete in the semifinals with the winner of the game between Magnus Carlsen and Teimour Radjabov from Azerbaijan.
The winner of the tournament will be announced on May 2. The prize fund is $ 100,000. The first place chess player will receive $ 30,000, the second - $ 15,000, and the third - $ 8,500.
After 15 rounds in the #NewInChess preliminaries, we know the pairings of the knockout stage: Carlsen vs Radjabov, Aronian vs So, Mamedyarov vs Firouzja and Liem vs Nakamura. Which one are you most excited about? #ChessChamps pic.twitter.com/bMZFfSpWds
— Champions Chess Tour (@ChampChessTour) April 26, 2021
Carlsen wins yet another preliminary in the tour, with Nakamura and Mamedyarov a full point behind. It was a close race, with Firouzja, Liem and Radjabov barely making the knockout stage. #ChessChamps #NewInChess pic.twitter.com/ItMoDIO3Y3
— Champions Chess Tour (@ChampChessTour) April 26, 2021
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