Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: By coming in 1st at M-Tel 2009 , he was also given the opportunity to play in the Grand Slam Chess Final 2009 in Bilbao where he will meet Levon Aronian , Sergey Karjakin ( winner of Corus 2009 ) , and Alexander Grischuk ( winner of Linares 2009 ) .
Simplified: By this success he was given entry to the Grand Slam Chess Final 2009 in Bilbao where he met Levon Aronian , Sergey Karjakin ( winner of Corus 2009 ) , and Alexander Grischuk ( winner of Linares 2009 ) .