February 7, 2012 - 10:53 AMT
Moscow to host Mikhail Tal Memorial June 7-19

The 7th Mikhail Tal Memorial has been scheduled for June 7-19, 2012, Russian Chess Federation announced.

The event will commemorate the 76th birth anniversary of renowned grandmaster Mikhail Tal.

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian won the tournament silver in 2011, having gained an equal number of points with champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway.