ARONIAN BEATS AZERI GM
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21 January, 2008
Armenian Grand Master Levon Aronian beat Temur Rajabov, Azerbaijan,
in the seventh round of the Corus International Chess Tournament
underway in Wijk aan Zee (Holland). The outcome of the meeting was
not surprising as it was not the first time the Armenian GM had won
over Rajabov.
In the eighth round Aronian played a draw with another Azeri GM
Shahriyar Mammadyarov.
World Champion Vishvanatan Anand won over Polgar and Topalov in the
last two rounds.
After the first eight rounds Norwegian GM Magnus Carlsen leads the
tournament with 5.5 points. Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik share
the second place with 4.5 points each. Yelanov and Gelfand conclude
the list with 2.5 points.
Aronian will compete with Yelanov on January 22.
To note, the Armenian GM has already competed with the favourites. He
stands a good chance to win the tournament as his next rivals are
comparatively weaker.