Levon Aronian Switches to the USA
The grandmaster made a sensational statement.
The strongest Armenian chess player Levon Aronian is going to switch to the USA. The grandmaster made a sensational statement on his Facebook page in the morning of February 26. The main reason for changing the federation, according to Aronian, was the fact that the new Armenian government "has turned away from chess in general and him personally".
Levon Aronian noted that he had received many attractive offers from different countries for years, including the great American philanthropist and chess lover Rex Sinquefield, but had rejected everything. However, now he decided to accept Sinquefield's offer due to the current situation. Aronian was also supported but the leading American player Fabiano Caruana.
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