Armenia's Levon Aronian still leads Saint Louis Rapid & BlitzAugust 18, 2017 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After the Saint Louis Rapid tournament the action has now shifted to the 18-round blitz event. In the first nine round robin games, Armenia's Levon Aronian lost to Fabiano Caruana alone, defeated Lê Quang Liêm, Garry Kasparov, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Viswanathan Anand and Ian Nepomniachtchi, and drew with Hikaru Nakamura, Sergey Karjakin and David Navara. Caruana currently leads the table in blitz, but Aronian tops the list according to the combined results. The last nine round robin games will follow on Friday, August 18. 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 | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |