  Tata Steel Chess: Armenia's Aronian beats tournament leader Eljanov January 20, 2017 - 14:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Levon Aronian made his presence felt at the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament by defeating overnight leader Pavel Eljanov of Ukraine in the fifth round on Thursday, January 19. Prior to the victory, Aronian played four consecutive draws at the tournament in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Magnus Carlsen (Norway) drew against former second Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia), while Wesley So (the United States) scored a fantastic victory over Pentala Harikrishna (India) to take the sole lead. Also, Sergey Karjakin (Russia) fell to Baskaran Adhiban of India.   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”. |
