WORLD CHAMPION ARRIVES IN YEREVAN

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[01:54 pm] 02 May, 2007

On May 2, the World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik is arriving in
Yerevan. He will stay at the hotel "Golden Palace."

The outstanding Grand Master (GM) will hold a Rapid Chess Tournament
with the World Cup-holder Levon Aronyan at the State Academic Opera
and Ballet Theatre on May 4-6.

It is noteworthy that Kirsan Ilumjinov, the FIDE President, will be
present at the tournament.

Prior to the Champion’s visit to Yerevan, Kramnik beat Peter Leko,
the Hungarian chess player, by the score of 4.5:3.5 in a Rapid Chess
Tournament.