Aronian again places 2nd in FIDE rating

14:20, 31 March 2014

YEREVAN, MARCH 31, ARMENPRESS: FIDE published the new rating list for April. The strongest Armenian chess player Levon Aronian continues placing the second notwithstanding that he has lost 18 rating points (2812). Armenpress reports that the leader of the FIDE rating is the world champion Magnus Carlsen with 2881 points. The winner of the Candidates Tournament Viswanathan Anand got to the third place with his 2785.

Levon Aronian lost Dmitry Andreikin in the thirteenth round of the Candidates Tournament. Thus, Levon Aronian lost all chances to occupy the first position in the Candidates Tournament. In the final round Aronian’s opponent will be Sergey Karjakin. Levon Aronian faced with Vladimir Kramnik in the twelfth round of the Candidates Tournament. The match between this two prominent GMs ended in a draw. Aronian played draw with Peter Svidler in the eleventh round of the Candidates Tournament. Levon Aronian also played draw with Veselin Topalov in the tenth round of the Candidates Tournament.

In the previous round Levon Aronian lost to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. In the eighth round of the Candidates Tournament the strongest chess player of Armenia Levon Aronian played draw with the former world champion Viswanathan Anand. Levon Aronian defeated Sergey Karjakin in round 7 of FIDE World Candidates Tournament. The second strongest chess player of the world Levon Aronian played draw with Dmitry Andreikin in the sixth round of the Candidates Tournament.

The central match of the 5th round of the Candidates Tournament was played, where Levon Aronian played with blacks against Vladimir Kramnik. The opponents shared a point after the intensive play, which was characterized by Vladimir Kramnik as a “real chess game”. The second strongest player of the world Levon Aronian faced with Peter Svidler in the fourth round of the Candidates Tournament, where the Armenian GM celebrated a significant victory. Levon Aronian played draw with Veselin Topalov in the third round of the Candidates Tournament.

The strongest chess player of Armenia Levon Aronian defeated the Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov in the 2nd round of the Candidates' Tournament. In the first round of the Chess Candidates’ Tournament the strongest chess player of the Republic of Armenia Levon Aronian lost to the former world champion Viswanathan Anand.

The FIDE Candidates Tournament takes place in Khanty-Mansiysk March 13th to 31st 2014 (playing days). Former World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand has signed up to try and get his title back. Qualifiers: Vladimir Kramnik, Dmitry Andreikin, Veselin Topalov, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin with Peter Svidler as the host nominee.

Levon Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the May 2012 FIDE list, he was ranked number two in the world and had an Elo rating of 2825, making him the third highest rated player in history.

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Aronian again places 2nd in FIDE rating

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