Norway Chess R4: Levon Aronian beats Shakhriyar MamedyarovJune 2, 2018 - 10:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian won the round 4 match against Azerbaijan's Shakhriyar Mamedyarov at the Altibox Norway chess tournament on Friday, June 1. With five rounds still to go, Aronian has collected 2 points to share the 3rd-6th spots woth Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So and Viswanathan Anand. Aronian, who won the 2017 edition of the event, will face Maxime Vachier-Lagrace of France in Round 5. Norway Chess is an annual round-robin chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. 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 | 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. |