Aronian ties 2016 Sinquefield Cup round 7August 13, 2016 - 14:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied his game against Viswanathan Anand in round 7 of Saint Louis-hosted 2016 Sinquefield Cup. The remaining games of the chess tournament also ended in a tie. After round 7, Wesley So (U.S.) is leading the tournament with 4,5 points, followed by Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov and Anand (4 points each). Aronian, Maxime Vachier – Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Ding Liren have gained 3,5 points each followed by Anish Giri (3 points). Peter Svidler comes last with 2 points to his score, R-Sport 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |