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    ARONIAN: INVITATION TO PLAY IN TIGRAN PETROSYAN TOURNAMENT BIG HONOR

    13:39 * 04.11.14

    An invitation to participate in the chess tournament dedicated to
    Tigran Perosian's memory is a big honor, as well as responsibility,
    Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has said in an interview with
    R-Sport, RIA Novosti reported.

    The Armenian chess star is to face Israel's Boris Gelfand in the
    opening round later today. Other sportsmen participating in the
    competitions include Vladimir Kramnik, Alexander Grischuk, Alexandr
    Morozevich, Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia), Peter Leko (Hungary) and Din
    Lizhen (China).

    "It is a big honor and a big responsibility for me to play in the
    Tigran Petrosyan tournament. I will maximum concentrate [on the game],
    trying to play better than I usually can. [The mere] understanding that
    I am expected to bring only victory puts no pressure on me, because
    that's what happens at every tournament," Aronian told the website.

    He said he doesn't think that any sportsman in the world in likely
    to ever adopt legendary grandmaster's "unique strategy".

    Aronian said he feels that it is a big challenge for him to play with
    Kramnik in the very first round. "Anyone can win, but when a former
    world champion is the player, it is first of all important to take
    him into account," he said.

    The tournament, which has a total prize fund is 100,000 Euros, will
    be held in Moscow, Russia from November 4 to 11. The top winner's
    prize is EURO 2,5000. The prizes for the second and third winners
    amount to EURO 20,000 and EURO 15,000, respectively.

    Armenian News - Tert.am

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