Levon Aronyan beats Kramnik

 The opening ceremony of Aronian-Kramnik match took place in Zurich on April 21. According to the draw, in the first round Kramnik played with white and Aronyan with black. Aronyan defeated Kramnik in the first round.

In the 2nd round Aronyan drew with Kramnik and recorded 1,5 points therefore leading the match.