It will be the first match in history in which both players are rated over 2800. From April 21 to 28, 2012, the world's number two, Levon Aronian, will play the world's number three, Vladimir Kramnik, in the time-honored Hotel Savoy Baur en Ville in Zurich, Switzerland the venue of many a famous chess event in the past. The match is sponsored by the diamond industry.
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Posted: Thu 09 Feb 2012
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