Levon Aronian, MVL draw 1st game at World Chess Cup semi-finalsSeptember 20, 2017 - 12:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Levon Aronian and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave drew the first game of the World Chess Cup semi-finals in Tbilisi, Georgia on Tuesday, September 19. The second game is slated for Wednesday, Chess.am reports. The Chess World Cup 2017 started as a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament in Tbilisi. The top two finishers in the tournament will qualify for the Candidates tournament for the World Chess Championship 2018. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |