Aronian, Topalov, Radjabov share Corus win

From ArmeniaNow.com, Armenia's on-line news service -- Feb 2
Armenian grandmasters Levon Aronyan won the prestigious Corus Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, with 8.5 points, sharing the first spot with Bulgaria’s Veselin Tapalov and Azerbaijan’s Teimur Rajabov. But according to additional showings, Aronyan was recognized the best at the tournament.
A victory in Round 13 allowed Aronyan to catch up on points with Topalov and Rajabov, who had been in the lead before the last round, in which they played each other and ended their game in a draw.
Last year Aronyan was only 9th at this tournament, but he went on to win the Linares tournament, the Olympiad (as part of Team Armenia) and the prestigious Mikhail Tal memorial.
Armenia’s Gabriel Sargsyan finished second, with 8 points in Group B at Corus.
Currently, Aronyan is preparing to play at Linares and Monaco tournaments.
Grandmaster Karen Asryan won Armenia’s chess championship 2007. After the last 11th round, Karen Asryan and Tigran Kotanjyan had 7.5 points. According to the regulation, they played two additional games to decide the winner, in which Asryan was more successful. Tigran L. Petrosyan took third.
On Thursday, Vladimir Hakobyan won the 5th Gibtelecom Masters Tournament in the UK, gaining 7.5 points in nine rounds.
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