Grand Slam Masters Final: Aronian to face off against Karjakin

São Paulo hosted the opening ceremony of Grand Slam Masters Final. Lots were drawn to determine the sequence of players.

1. Anand
2. Aronian
3. Caruana
4. Carlsen
5. Karjakin
6. Vallejo

Aronian will face off against Karjakin with white pieces in the first round today, Armenian Chess Federation website reported.