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December 31, 2005
Globe and Mail
By JONATHAN BERRY
Levon Aronian of Armenia won the FIDE World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk, Siberia. The 23-year-old defeated Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov, one year his junior, in playoff rapid games after their finals match ended in two exciting draws.
I met Aronian in 1996 when I was a referee at the Chess Olympiads in Yerevan. Armenia, by virtue of hosting the event, was allowed to enter a second team, which was composed of young players. Aronian played third board on that team and was the darling of the local spectators, as he looked 12-years-old even though he was 14. He was remarkably calm, even smiling to himself when he had a tough position.
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Globe and Mail
By JONATHAN BERRY
Levon Aronian of Armenia won the FIDE World Cup in Khanty Mansiysk, Siberia. The 23-year-old defeated Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov, one year his junior, in playoff rapid games after their finals match ended in two exciting draws.
I met Aronian in 1996 when I was a referee at the Chess Olympiads in Yerevan. Armenia, by virtue of hosting the event, was allowed to enter a second team, which was composed of young players. Aronian played third board on that team and was the darling of the local spectators, as he looked 12-years-old even though he was 14. He was remarkably calm, even smiling to himself when he had a tough position.
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Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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