  Aronian beats Azeri opponent in Candidates Tournament round 6  March 22, 2013 - 09:52 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Azeri contender Teimour Radjabov in the 6th round of 2013 World Chess Championship's Candidates Tournament. Aronian, who was playing with the black pieces, successfully defended a king-side attack by Radjabov, who was eventually unable to withstand Aronian’s counter-attack on his king. After the round 6, Aronian shares the 1st-2nd places with Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. The Armenian grandmaster will be facing Russia’s Alexander Grischuk after the rest day of March 22. The winner of the 14-rond tournament in London will challenge world champion Viswanathan Anand for the title. Partner news  Top stories Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final. “Our win can’t be called an easy one, we never have easy games” FC Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder said. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said. |
