Candidates Tournament 2018: Aronian vs. Mamedyarov ends in draw

YEREVAN, MARCH 11, ARMENPRESS. Levon Aronian vs. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, the 2nd round game at the World Chess Candidates Tournament in Berlin, ended in a draw.

This is the second draw of Armenian chess GM Levon Aronian, following the 1st round game with China’s Liren.

Grishchuk-So, Liren-Caruana, Kramnik-Karjakin are still underway.

TheCandidates Tournament is an eight-player doubleround chesstournament held inBerlin,Germany, from 10–28 March 2018. The winner earns the right to challenge the defending world champion Magnus Carlsen in theWorld Chess Championship 2018 in London in November.

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan