  March 18 rest day at World Chess Candidates Tournament March 18, 2013 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is leading the 2013 World Chess Championship's Candidates Tournament after round 3. Aronian’s tie with Norway’s Magnus Carlsen was followed by wins over Israel’s Boris Gelfand and Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk. Russia’s Peter Svidler has scored the 2nd spot, followed by Carlen. With March 18 as a day of rest, the March 19 pairings are as follows: Magnus Carlsen (Norway) - Alexaner Grischuk (Russia), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) - Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Boris Gelfand (Israel) - Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine). Partner news  Top stories 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. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in.   Partner news |  Latest news Russian expert rules out Karabakh war renewal by Armenia  Alexander Krylov: the possibility of the renewal of Karabakh war should not be exaggerated in the face of the balance of power.German scientists ready to include Armenian petroglyphs in UNESCO list The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs won’t visit Artsakh French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh.Penguin reaches $75mln agreement in iBooks price fixing lawsuit In a press release, Penguin's parent company, Pearson, noted it had made a $40 million provision for settlement in its 2012 accounts. |
