LEVON ARONIAN WINS CORUS CHESS TOURNAMENT

ARMENPRESS
Jan 28, 2008

YEREVAN, JANUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: Levon Aronian of Armenia and Magnus
Carlsen of Norway drew their games and remained half a point ahead
of the field at Corus chess festival in Dutch Wijk aan Zee Saturday,
with Aronian taking first with a slightly better tiebreak score.

Behind them were Vishu Anand of India in third and Teimour Radjabov
of Azerbaijan in fourth.

In the B Group it was Armenia-born Sergey Movsesian of Slovakia ahead
of Nigel Short pf UK and Bacrot of France, and in the C Group young
Fabiano Caruna two full points ahead of everyone else.

Magnus Carlsen and Levon Aronian drew their games against Teimour
Radjabov and Judit Polgar respectively.

Levon Aronian has won the tournament for the second time.