Levon Aronian and Samuel Sevian in Wijk aan Zee

Drawing of lots for Tata Steel Festival’s Tournament A took place in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Participants chose their numbers with the help of dancers on the stage.

Here are the results of the drawing of lots: 1. Radjabov, 2. Ivanchuk, 3. Vachier-Lagrave, 4. Ding Liren, 5. Saric, 6. Giri, 7. So, 8. Wojtaszek, 9. Carlsen, 10. Aronian, 11. Caruana, 12. Hou Yifan, 13. Jobava, 14. van Wely.

In Round 1 on Saturday, Levon Aronian plays with black pieces against Ivan Saric.

In Tournament B, Samuel Sevian plays with black pieces against Robin van Kampen, according to armchess.am.