Armenia’s Aronian to face Azerbaijani Teimour Radjabov in Opera Euro Rapid

Armenian GM Levon Aronian on Monday will face Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan in the preliminary round of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament, which is the third event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour.

The preliminary stage is a single round robin event. From Saturday until Monday, the participants are playing five games per day to find out which eight players move on to the quarterfinals, ChessBase reports.

The tournament features a $100,000 prize fund, with $30,000 for first place.