Levon Aronian of Armenia beat English grandmaster Michael Adams in the first round of the London Chess Classic 2016.
At first , Adams seized the initiative, grabbing a pawn on a2 which allowed Aronian to counterplay. In a dynamically even position, however, Adams then blundered a piece and resigned a few moves later.
After winning the Sinquefield Cup, Wesley So is first in the overall standings of the Grand Chess Tour. He has 30 GP points but Aronian (21.75) or Hikaru Nakamura (21.50) also still have chances to win the Grand Chess Tour if they win in London and So does not finish on place six or better.
The tournament is the last of the Grand Chess Tour. The winner in London receives $75,000, the overall winner of the Grand Chess Tour receives another $75,000.
