Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian played in a draw with Norway’s Magnus Carlsen on the first day of Linares 2009 International Chess Tournament which kicked off on February 19.
World Champion Viswanathan Anand gained a victory over Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov.
The second tour of Linares 2009 due today will feature a game between Aronian and Anand.
The total prize fund amounts 314000 euro, and the winner’s prize fund is 100 000 euros.
The 1 tour results:
Viswanathan Anand (India)- Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 1-0
Levon Aronian (Armenia) – Magnus Carlsen (Holland) 0,5:0,5
Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) – Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 0,5:0,5
Wang Yue (China) – Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 0,5:0,5
2 tour participants:
Anand – Aronian, Carlsen – Dominguez, Grischuk – Wang Yue, Radjabov – Ivanchuk.
