WJIK AAN ZEE, JANUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The 71st Corus Chess Tournament with the participation of 14 GMs is being held in Wjik aan Zee (Netherlands). Two rounds have been held. Levon Aronian drew with Yue Wang (China) and Teymour Rajabov (Azerbaijan) and shares 4th-11th places with 1 point. Among leaders are Jan Smeets (Netherlands), Sergei Karyakin (Ukraine) and Sergei Movsisian (Slovakia) with 1.5 points each. The games of the 3rd round are scheduled for January 19. L. Aronian plays against Daniel Stellwagen (Netherlands).

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