ARONIAN BECOMES WINNER OF KAREN ASRIAN MEMORIAL

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Armenian Grand Master Levon Aronian defeated Michael Adams of England 1.5:0.5 in the final round of the Karen Asrian Memorial. Aronian became the winner of the rapid chess tournament with 8.5 points.

The leader of the fixture table, Peter Leko (Hungary), lost to Alexander Morozevich. Leko took the second place with 8 points, followed by Alexander Morozevich and Boris Gelfand (Israel) having 7.5 each.

Armenian GM Levon Aronian will receive of $70 000. The second-prize holder, Peter Leko, will get $ 50 000.