 Levon Aronian beats Veselin Topalov to top World Candidates tournament March 14, 2016 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian joined Viswanathan Anand and Sergey Karjakin to top the World Candidates chess tournament in Moscow on Sunday, March 13. Aronian beat Veselin Topalov who miscalculated badly to lose two pawns and, afterwards, the whole game. Anand, playing white, drew with Fabiano Caruana, the highest-rated player in the tournament, while Karjakin, playing black, drew with Anish Giri.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
