Levon Aronyan becomes world champion

In the World Blitz Championship held in Moscow, Russia, Armenian Grand Master Levon Aronyan brilliantly took the first prize, winning the world champion title.

Aronyan appeared in the top position with 24.5 points, leaving behind Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov Armenian sport website armsport.am reports.

Final standings (after 38 rounds)
1. Aronyan - 24.5
2. Radjabov - 24
3. Carlsen - 23.5
4. Gelfand- 21.5
5. Nakamura - 21.5
6. Karyakin - 20.5
7. Kramnkin - 20.5
8. Mamedyarov - 19.5
9. Svidler 19.5
10. Elianov19
11. Grischuk 19
12. Mamedov -18
13. Nepomniachtchi -18
14. Vachier-Lagrave - 18
15. Movsesian 17.5
16. Andreikin - 17.5
17. Grachev - 16.5
18. Savchenko- 15.5
19. Caruana -13.5
20. Ponomariov - 12.5