Armenia’s Aronian overtakes Russia’s Kramnik

Armenian Grandmaster (GM) Levon Aronian passed GM Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) and jumped to second place in the current Live Chess Ratings.  

Aronian, who plays first board for the three-time World Chess Olympiad champion Armenian national team, achieved this accomplishment owing to his successful performances at the Bilbao Chess Masters Final—also called the Grand Slam Chess Final—being held in Spain. GM Magnus Carlsen (Norway) tops the ratings.

To note, Levon Aronian defeated GM Michael Adams (England) in Round 5 of the Grand Slam Chess Final and, as a result, he is the one-man leader of this tournament.