ARONIAN WINS VICTORY

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World Chess Cup holder Levon Aronian played over Argentinian Juan-Pablo Hobaica 2:0 at the first round of the World Cup in the Russian city of Khanti Mansiysk. After the victory the Armenian Grand Master reached 1/32 semifinals.

Vladimir Hakobian and Zaven Andreassian played draws with Anton Filippov, Uzbekistan, and Alexander Onishchuk, USA.