Levon Aronian beats Hikaru Nakamura to top Candidates Tournament R6 (video) March 18, 2016 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian took the lead at the sixth round of the World ChessCandidates Tournament in Moscow on Thursday, March 17, with a stunning victory against Hikaru Nakamura. Aronian, thus, joined Sergey Karjakin in the lead. In other games of the 6th round, Viswanathan Anand beat Peter Svidler; Anish Giri and Veselin Topalov ended the game in a draw, so did Fabiano Caruana and Karjakin. Eight rounds still remain in the marathon to decide the next challenger for world champion Magnus Carlsen. Related links: 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |