Armenian chess lovers have been waiting for an Aronian win in the Candidates Tournament with their breaths held, and the grandmaster finally delivered.
Levon Aronian has recorded a confident, beautiful win over Sergey Karjakin (Russia) in the fourth round.
Two-time World Olympiad winner, grandmaster Tigran Petrosyan has analyzed the game for Mediamax Sport readers.
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This win was anticipated indeed. I congratulate Levon.
It was clear from the beginning of the game that Levon prepared better and would play for the win only. Until the 14th or 15th move, the position was one played by other chess players too, but Levon did his homework with more attention and acted more competently.
After the 22nd move, when the players exchanged queens, Aronian had one pawn more. Nevertheless, it was too early to relax and Levon needed to continue his careful, competent work.
Levon was playing in his style yesterday, very quickly and confidently, which was another factor hushing Karjakin.
Step by step, Aronian strengthened the position of all his pieces until he got a rook ending. Finally, he used perfectly well his three pawns.
I hope this win will inspire him and lead to more success in the upcoming games.
Levon Aronian will face Alexander Grischuk (Russia) in the 5th round of Candidates Tournament today.
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