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28 March 2013 - 07:32 AMT

Aronian to face Svidler in Candidates Tournament round 11

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk in the 10th round of London-hosted Candidates Tournament to come 2nd with 6,5 points.

Aronian falls 0,5 point behind the tournament leader, Norway’s Magnus Carlsen, with Vladimir Kramnik coming 2nd with 6 points.

The 11th round board pairings have been announced as follows: Alexander Grischuk vs Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik vs Teimour Radjabov, Peter Svidler vs Levon Aronian, Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand.