Moscow hosts Fourth Tal Memorial Championship from November 4 to 18. Fourth robin tournament of XXI category has already came to end. The second round – world quick game championship – will last from November 16 to 18.
There are 22 chess players participating in championship, including Armenian grand master Levon Aronyan. On the first day of tournament, Aronyan played 8 games, with 4 victories, 2 defeats and 2 draws, Russian Chess Federation’s official Web site reports. All other matches are under way.
Levon Aronyan – Boris Gelfand (Israel) 1:0
Aronyan – Dmitry Yakovenko (Russia) 1:0
Aronyan – Peter Leko (Hungary) 1:0
Aronyan – Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 0:1
Aronyan – Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) 0:1
Aronyan – Alexandra Kostenyuk (Russia) 1:0
Aronyan – Yevgeni Baraev 1/2-1/2
