  Aronian loses to Svidler, drops 3rd after Candidates Tournament round 11 March 29, 2013 - 10:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to Peter Svidler in the 11th round Candidates Tournament to drop 3rd with 6,5 points. At the London-hosted tournament, the matches Magnus Carlsen vs Alexander Grischuk, Vassily Ivanchuk vs Boris Gelfand ended in a tie, while Vladimir Kramnik beat Teimour Radjabov. Magnus Carlsen is leading the tournament with 7,5 points, followed by Kramnik (7 points.) In the 12th round, Aronian will face off against Kramnik.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
