Candidates Tournament: Aronian loses to Anand in round 1

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost with black pieces to former world champion Viswanathan Anand in round 1 of the World Champion Candidates Tournament. Aronian told a news conference after the game that this is still the first round and he will try to improve his results in the next rounds.

The Armenian chess player will face Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in round 2 on Friday.