  Aronian currently 3rd after Chess Masters Final round 8 October 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. 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 OSCE PA official issues statement on Georgia arrests  “The legal process needs to comply with Georgia’s proclaimed commitment to democracy and European values,” Soares said.EU says UN report aggravates concerns over Iran nuke program The EU spokesman said Iran had continued to refuse to cooperate with the IAEA in its efforts to resolve outstanding issues.Syria's main opposition group opens key talks in Istanbul The meeting starts a day after backers of the anti-Assad uprising gathered in Jordan to push for peace in Syria.Energy price may increase by AMD 7-8 per kilowatt “The increase for energy tariffs is prompted by a price hike for gas used in production,” Garegin Baghramyan said. |
