Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in the third round of 2019 Altibox Norway Chess tournament held on Thursday.

Playing with black pieces, the Armenian chess star won in the 31st step.

The victory puts Aronian in the third place with 4 points. He is set to face Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the next round.