Aronian meets second defeat at Linares 2009
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian met second defeat at Linares 2009 Chess Tournament.
This time, the Olympic champion conceded defeat from Ukraine's Vassily Ivanchuk.
Russia's Alexander Grischuk is still leading with 5 points.
Aronian will start the second round with a game against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
Standings after the first round:
Alexander Grischuk - 5 points; Magnus Carlsen and Vassily Ivanchuk - 4 points each; Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand - 3.5 points each; Leinier Dominguez - 3 points, Teimour Radjabov and Wang Yue - 2.5 points each.
8th tour pairs:
Grischuk-Dominguez, Carlsen - Aronian, Ivanchuk - Wang Yue, Anand -Radjabov .
This time, the Olympic champion conceded defeat from Ukraine's Vassily Ivanchuk.
Russia's Alexander Grischuk is still leading with 5 points.
Aronian will start the second round with a game against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen.
Standings after the first round:
Alexander Grischuk - 5 points; Magnus Carlsen and Vassily Ivanchuk - 4 points each; Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand - 3.5 points each; Leinier Dominguez - 3 points, Teimour Radjabov and Wang Yue - 2.5 points each.
8th tour pairs:
Grischuk-Dominguez, Carlsen - Aronian, Ivanchuk - Wang Yue, Anand -Radjabov .
