Aronian currently 3rd after Chess Masters Final round 8October 12, 2012 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chess Masters Final 2012 is ongoing in a Spanish city of Bilbao. In round 8, all games ended in a tie, with Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand and Sergey Karjakin sharing points with Francisco Vallejo Pons, Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen respectively. The tie gave Carlsen an upper hand over Caruana to place him 1st with 13 points. Caruana is 2nd with 13 points followed by Aronian (10 points.) 9th round pairings are as follows: Aronian - Caruana, Karjakin - Pons, Carlsen - Anand. Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |