Levon Aronian scores wins in Meissen-hosted clock simulJune 3, 2013 - 18:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored a 4.5-1.5 victory in his clock simul against the six most talented young German chess players on Friday, May 31 in Meissen. Aronian, who is the world's number 2 in the live rankings, won three games and drew three games. It was Levon Aronian's first clock simul ever. It took place on Friday afternoon in the Meissen Porcelain Factory and was named Schauspiel des Geises II ("Show of the Spirits II"), after the blindfold simul by Vlastimil Hort, Marc Lang and Rasmus Svane last year at the Potsdam Kaiserbahnhof. Aronian's opponents were the six most talented juniors of Germany, who have been called "the Princes" for a few years already (once an idea of the German Chess Federation), chessvibes.com reported. 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 | 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. |