  Levon Aronian draws penultimate round of Grenke Chess Classic April 9, 2018 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leading Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian drew the round 8 game against the winner of the 2018 edition of the Candidates Tournament Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) at the Grenke Chess Classic, currently underway in Germany. Aronian won the 2017 edition of the tournament last year. Caruana now leads the tournament with 5.5 points, closely followed by Nikita Vitiugov and Magnus Carlsen with 5.0 points each. With one round still to go, Aronian shares the 4-5th spots with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, as both have collected 4.5 points. The Armenian will face German grandmaster Matthias Blübaum in the final round.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE 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.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
