Levon Aronian and Haik Martirosyan to compete at Astana chess tournament
Levon Aronian and Haik Martirosyan will participate in the Satty Zhuldyz (“Lucky Stars”) Rapid and Blitz Chess Tournament to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 20 to 25.
The tournament will be held in a round-robin format with 12 strong chess players, the Armenian Chess Federation said.
The lineup includes GMs Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Boris Gelfand, Alexander Grischuk, Hou Yifan, Javokhir Sindarov, Vincent Keymer, Haik Martirosyan, Kateryna Lagno, Arjun Erigaisi, Jakhongir Vakhidov and IM Bibisara Assaubayeva.