Aronian to take part in Norway Chess 2013 tournamentApril 27, 2013 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will take part in Norway Chess 2013 tournament to be held in Stavanger, Norway, from May 7 to 18, 2013. The other participants are: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Viswanathan Anand (India), Peter Svidler (Russia), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Wang Hao (china) and Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway). The tournament is arranged by the foundation Norway Chess, with economic support from local businesses and municipalities and the Rogaland county. The cost of the arrangement is predicted to be about 5 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 672,000 euro), about half of it for prizes to the participants. The organizers hope to make the tournament a yearly event. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |