ARONIAN BECOMES WINNER OF KAREN ASRIAN MEMORIAL
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[12:09 pm] 16 June, 2008
Armenian Grand Master Levon Aronian defeated Michael Adams of England
1.5:0.5 in the final round of the Karen Asrian Memorial. Aronian
became the winner of the rapid chess tournament with 8.5 points.
The leader of the fixture table, Peter Leko (Hungary), lost to
Alexander Morozevich. Leko took the second place with 8 points,
followed by Alexander Morozevich and Boris Gelfand (Israel) having
7.5 each.
Armenian GM Levon Aronian will receive of $70 000. The second-prize
holder, Peter Leko, will get $ 50 000.