  Armenia's Levon Aronian finishes 3-5th at Grenke Chess Classic April 10, 2018 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leading Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian drew the round 9 game against German player Matthias Blübaum at the Grenke Chess Classic. Aronian won the 2017 edition of the tournament last year. Fabiano Caruana of the United States, who earlier won the Candidates Tournament, secured a victory in Germany too, collecting a total of 6.0 points. Closely following him was world champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway with 5.5 points. According to the final results, Aronian shares the 3-5th spots with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France and Nikita Vitiugov of Russia, as all three have collected 5.0 points each.   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 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.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
