  Levon Aronian unsuccessful at London Chess Classic December 3, 2012 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian suffered a defeat by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen in the second round of London Chess Classic. He earlier lost to Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) to score no points at the tournament. Carlsen and Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik share 1-2 places with 6 points each. Aronian will face off against India’s Viswanathan Anand in the 3rd round. The London Chess Classic 2012 is a nine player all play all tournament. The games are played according to classical time control; 2 hours for 40 moves, followed by 1 hours for 20 moves, followed by 15 minutes + 30 seconds per move for the rest of the game. 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 Samsung says Galaxy S4 surpassed ten million sales mark  In addition to white and black, the Galaxy S4 will also soon be available in blue, red, purple and brown this summer.Car bomb kills 12 in southwest Pakistan The car was packed with around 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of explosives and was parked alongside a road in the city.1st look at Roman Polanski’s “Weekend Of A Champion” doc poster Roman Polanski, meanwhile, has just completed filming Venus In Fur, which is in competition at Cannes Film Fest."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. |
