  Aronian leading 2016 Sinquefield Cup after round 3 August 8, 2016 - 17:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is leading the 2016 Sinquefield Cup after the Saint Louis-hosted chess tournament round 3. After 3 rounds of the tournament, Aronian, Wesley So (U.S.), Viswanathan Anand (India) and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) have gained 2 points each. The players above are followed by Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Ding Liren (China) and Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) Maxime Vachier - Lagrave (France) and Anish Giri (Netherlands) gained 1 point each, with Russia’s Peter Svidler coming in last with 0,5 point. To perform at round 5 are the following pairs: Aronian-Caruana, Nakamura-Topalov, Ding Liren-Anand, So- Giri, Vachier – Lagrave-Svidler, Novosti-Armenia reports.   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 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 skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: 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”. |
