  Aronian to face Gelfand in Candidates Tournament round 9 March 25, 2013 - 11:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Norway’s Magnus Carlsen and Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored 5.5 points each to come 1st and 2nd respectively at Candidates Tournament. Meanwhile, Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik beat Peter Svidler to come 3rd with 4,5 points. Teimour Radjabov and Alexander Grischuk lost to Boris Gelfand and Vassily Ivanchuk respectively. The 9th round board pairings have been announced as follows: Kramnik vs Carlsen, Svidler vs Grischuk, Ivanchuk vs Radjabov, Gelfand vs Aronian.   Top stories 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. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty  Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
