Levon Aronian training for World Chess Cup in Armenia

Levon Aronian training for World Chess Cup in Armenia

PanARMENIAN.Net - World No. 2 Levon Aronian will play at World Chess Cup due in Norwegian city of Tromso from August 10 through September 3.

The grandmaster is readying for the tournament in Armenia, where he plans to hold a team practice session.

“I’ll stay in Armenia till early August to later leave for Norway. Here I had a chance to train every day, which I’m very glad about. I’ll try to show a good performance at the World Cup, yet my main goal is vying for the World Champion’s title,” Aronian told PanARMENIAN.Net

Aronian and his teammate Gabriel Sargissian opened a chess school in Yerevan, with the grandmaster to convene a practice session in early December.

“Children will greatly benefit form meeting and being taught by well-known chess players,” Aronian said.

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