Levon Aronian won FIDE Grand Prix series
10:52 / 08/24/2009
Armenian Grand master Levon Aronian, 27, won FIDE Grand Prix session preterm. Despite, that a day before Aronian failed to win the FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Djermuk, Armenia. However, he was leading the overall standings compared to his rival Azeri Teimur Radjabov.
Aronian received 140 points in Djermuk tournament totaling 500 (360 points were from previous Grand Prix).
The winner of FIDE Grand Prix is Vasily Ivanchuk, who played black in the final round with Vladimir Hakobyan (Armenia). Aronyan would automatically be announced the winner if the round draws, as he skillfully outran Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia) in the final round.
RA President Serzh Sargsyan was present at the FIDE Grand Prix closing ceremony dedicated to 80th anniversary of the 9th World Chess Champion Tigran Petrosyan. Sargsyan congratulated Grand Prix participants and expressed consent that Armenia successfully hosted the tournament.
Source: http://news.am
Go Aronian!