  Levon Aronian takes the lead after Grenke Chess Classic Round 4 April 20, 2017 - 11:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian leads Grenke Chess Classic, currently underway in the German towns of Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden. In the fourth round on Wednesday, April 19, Aronian beat Matthias Bluebaum of Germany in his second win in a row. On the current rankings list, following Aronian - who has 3.0 points overall - are Fabiano Caruana (U.S.),Germany's Arkadij Naiditsch and Hou Yifan of China with 2.5 points each, while Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France lag behind with 2.0 points each. The fifth round of the tournament will be held on Thursday.   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”. |
