ArmInfo. In the opening round of the contenders' tournament for the world chess crown, the Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will meet with the representative of China Dean Lizhen. It became known after the results of the draw, reported the press service of the Armenian National Olympic Committee. . In the first round, the Armenian grandmaster will play with white figures. The remaining pairs of the first round look like this: Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) - Alexander Grischuk (Russia), Sergey Karyakin (Russia)- Shahriyar Mammadyarov (Azerbaijan), Fabiano Caruana (USA) - Wesley So(USA). The winner of the tournament will meet with Magnus Carlsen in a match for the title of world champion, which will be held in London from November 9 to 28.