Levon Aronian will attempt to defend Grenke Chess Classic winner’s titleMarch 30, 2018 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leading Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will attempt to defend the title of the winner of Grenke Chess Classic when this year’s edition of the tournament launches on Friday, March 31. Traditionally held in the German cities of Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden, the event will unite some of the strongest players in the world of chess, including reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and the winner of the Candidates Tournament, Fabiano Caruana (United States). Aronian will face Germany’s Georg Meier in round 1 on Friday. Aronian won the 2017 edition of Grenke Chess Classic after he managed to snatch 5.5 points out of possible 7.0. 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |