Levon Aronian advances to American Cup semifinals

Levon Aronian, a two-time FIDE World Cup winner, three-time Olympic champion with the Armenian national team, as well as the World Rapid and World Blitz champion, has advanced to the semifinals of the American Cup held in St. Louis.

In the quarterfinals, Aronian defeated Samvel Sevyan (4-2). The Armenian chess player will face former chess championship challenger Fabiano Caruana in the semifinals. Leinier Dominguez and Hikaru Nakamura have also made it to the semifinals.