Chess: GM Aronian gears up for London tourney
Chess | 26.11.12 | 10:45
Top Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is going to take part in London Chess Classic, a prestigious annual tournament held in the British capital.
As part of the competition that will take place on December 1-10, Aronian, the current number two on the rating list of top FIDE players, will also face his archrival and current world number one player Magnus Carlsen from Norway.
Carlsen twice won the tournament in the past, in 2009 and 2010.
Talking to PanArmenian.net at the weekend Aronian said: “London Chess Classic has always been remarkable for strong participants. I’ve had a month of trainings in Armenia. I will fight for victory.”
Last weekend also brought the news of Aronian being named the “Person of the Year” by a leading local magazine, De Facto.
The 30-year-old chess ace led Armenia to their third gold medals at the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey, last September.
Source: http://armenianow.com
He’ll win it.
“I am not afraid of Magnus. I repeat: I am not afraid of Magnus”.