  Levon Aronian suffers 1st loss in Tal Memorial round 3 June 11, 2012 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to England’s Luke McShane in Mikhail Tal Memorial round 3. After the defeat, Aronian dropped to the 4th place with 1,5 points; Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov is leading with 2,5 points. In round 4 of Moscow-hosted championship, Aronian will face off against Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik (3rd with 2 points.) The remaining pairings for round 4 are as follows: Fabiano Caruana-Evgeny Tomashevsky, Luke McShane-Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Morozevich-Teimour Radjabov.   Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
