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LIVE: World Chess Candidates Tournament - 3rd round kicks off

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LIVE: World Chess Candidates Tournament - 3rd round kicks off

YEREVAN, MARCH 12, ARMENPRESS. The 3rd round of the Candidates Tournament has kicked off.

Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian is playing against Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik in this round.

Aronian’s previous games ended in draws.

TheCandidates Tournament 2018is 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

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