Levon Aronian suffers first defeat at London Chess ClassicDecember 16, 2016 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia suffered his first defeat at London Chess Classic against French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. He now shares the 4-8 spots with Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri and Vachier-Lagrave. The Armenian started the tournament with a win against England's Michael Adams, but followed with four consecutive draws. The game of the day was the battle between the Americans Fabiano Caruana and Nakamura. The former played a beautiful game to beat his opponent. With one point lead and three rounds to go, American chess genius Wesley So is surely the favourite to win the title. The seventh round will take place on December 16. The tournament is the last of the Grand Chess Tour. The winner in London receives $75,000, the overall winner of the Grand Chess Tour receives another $75,000. 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 | Up to 1% cashback when shopping on Wildberries with IDBank cards IDBank is launching an exclusive campaign on Wildberries for online shopping enthusiasts. Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. |