Levon Aronian to participate in Alekhine Memorial

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will participate in Alekhine Memorial that will be held from April 21 until May 1 in Paris and Saint Petersburg. 

Aronian will face off against Anand, Kramnik, Svidler, Gelfand, Adams, Vachier-Lagrave, Ding Liren, Fressinet and Vitugov.

The first five rounds of the tournament will be held on April 21-25 at the Louvre Museum in Paris and the final four rounds will be held from April 28 until May 1 at the Russian State Museum in Saint Petersburg, armchess.am reported.