  Aronian, Carlsen hit summary medium rating record in Tal Memorial round 6 game June 15, 2012 - 11:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mikhail Tal Memorial round 7 is due June 16, with June 15 announced a rest day for Moscow-hosted tournament participants. In the 6th round game, Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen hit a summary medium ranting record; Karlsen gained the 1st place in FIDE ratings with 2835 points, followed by Aronian with 2825 points. At the tournament, Alexander Morozevich is 1st with 4 points, followed by Vladimir Kramnik with equal number of points. Carslen is 3rd with 3,5 points, Aronian is 7th with 2,5 points. Armenian grandmaster will face off against Alexander Grischuk in the 7th round with the remaining players paired as follows: Teimour Radjabov - Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura - Magnus Carlsen, Evgeny Tomashevsky - Alexander Morozevich, Luke McShane - Vladimir Kramnik. Partner news  Top stories As an amateur, 31-year-old Hovhannisyan gained extensive international experience and was a four-time Armenian National Champion. Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club. Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years.   Partner news |  Latest news "Les Miserables" star to join "While We're Young" indie  The project stars Ben Stiller & Naomi Watts as a married couple that strikes up an unlikely friendship with a free-spirited younger couple.2 ACA-PAC endorsed candidates win City of LA General Election The Armenian Council of America is dedicated to educating the Armenian-American community in local political affairs.European security conference opens in Moscow The two-day conference brings together senior defense officials from Russia, EU, the United States and Canada.Ford to close plants, end production in Australia in 2016 “We understand the very real impact that this will have on our team,” Ford Australia President Bob Graziano said. |
