  London Chess Classic Round 7: Aronian draws with Anand December 17, 2016 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia drew with former world champion Viswanathan Anand in Round 7 of the London Chess Classic. The most exciting game was played between American Hikaru Nakamura and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France. After the major blow of the previous round, Nakamura beat the French grandmaster with white pieces. The London Classic, which finishes at Olympia this weekend is the final event of the chess Grand Tour, which Wesley So of the United States is poised to win. Aronian shares the 5-7 positions, despite his roaring victory in the first round of the tournament more than a week ago.   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. |
