<P> The Chess World Cup 2017 was a 128 - player single - elimination chess tournament , held in Tbilisi , Georgia , from 2 to 27 September 2017 . It was won by Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian . This was the second time he had won the Chess World Cup , 12 years after his first win in 2005 . </P>
<P> The Chess World Cup 2017 was a 128 - player single - elimination chess tournament , held in Tbilisi , Georgia , from 2 to 27 September 2017 . It was won by Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian . This was the second time he had won the Chess World Cup , 12 years after his first win in 2005 . </P>
who won the title of world chess championship in 2017
who won the title of world chess championship in 2017
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian
Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian