  Levon Aronian snatches first win in Grenke Chess Classic Round 3 April 18, 2017 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia struck oil and finished off his opponent, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, in Round 3 of the Grenke Chess Classic in Karlsruhe, Germany. Aronian now ties for the second spot with Fabiano Caruana of the United States and Germany's Arkadij Naiditsch with 2 points each, while Hou Yifan of China leads the tournament with 2.5 points. World Champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) lags behind with 1.5 points, followed by Vachier-Lagrave (1 point), and Georg Meier and Matthias Bluebaum of Germany, each with half a point. Former champions include Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand of India. Round 4 is slated for Wednesday, April 19.   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 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back  A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham).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. |
