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  • Levon Aronian wins Morelia/Linares Super-GM

    http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=297 4

    Linares R14: Levon Aronian wins Morelia/Linares Super-GM

    11.03.2006 This prestigious event was won not by FIDE world champion
    Veselin Topalov, nor by the other favourites Svidler and Leko, but by
    23-year-old Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian, who after all is
    number five in the world rankings. Aronian achieved this by beating
    Peter Leko with the black pieces in the final round. Full report with
    pictures, video and commentary.

    Playing with the black pieces, Aronian won with unexpected easy
    against a somewhat demoralised Leko, and was proclaimed winner of this
    highly animated super-tournament. Together with his triumph in the
    World Cup 2005, this result consolidates the young Armenian's position
    among the leading Grand Masters at the moment. Vallejo-Topalov saw a
    theoretical draw by perpetual, while in Bacrot-Radjabov a draw was
    signed with all the pieces on board. The last game to finish was
    Svidler-Ivanchuk. Black managed to survive in spite of having lost a
    pawn right after the opening.
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