Wei Yi vs Levon Aronian 2025 – Yallow Dance Cup
Yallow Dance Cup 2025 will take place July 1 – July 7 in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China. Organized by the State Sports Administration Chess Sports Management Center and the Chinese Chess Association, Yallow Dance Cup 2025 is featuring a match between local star Wei Yi and one of America’s top stars Levon Aronian.
See: Chess calendar of Wei Yi / Chess calendar of Levon Aronian
Wei Yi and Levon Aronian will play 4 classical games and 4 rapid games. The time control of the classical games is 90 minutes + 30 seconds and for the rapid games 15 minutes + 10 seconds. Each win in the classical games is awarded 3 points, each draw 1 points. For the rapid games a win is 1 point, which a draw is 0,5 points. If the score is equal at the end of the match, a blitz tiebreak of two games with time control 5 minutes + 3 seconds. If the score is equal again, an Armageddon game will be played.
Live games will be daily on Chessdom.com. You can find more top competitions in The Chess Calendar.
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