Armenia’s leading GM Levon Aronian defeated Shakhriyar Mammadyarov of Azerbaijan 2.5: 0.5 in the quarterfinals of the Chessable Masters online rapid chess tournament – the eights event of the Champions Tour.
In the semifinal Aronian will face Le Quang Liem of Vietnam.
The latter defeated France’s Alireza Firouzja in the quarterfinals.