  Levon Aronian retains 3rd spot in Champions Chess Tour Finals September 30, 2021 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to Azerbaijan's Teimour Radjabov in the fifth round of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals on Wednesday, September 29. Both are currently placed in the third spot, with 15 points each. Radjabov defeated Aronian to come away with a 3-1 result in a rematch of the Airthings Masters final. Aronian will next face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in round 6 on Saturday. Wesley So beat Anish Giri in the playoff, 1.5-0.5, and kept his chances of catching up with Magnus Carlsen in the Finals. Carlson, the decade-long world champion, pooled 26.5 points, including 16.5 bonuses in the past nine events while So, the 2021 Grand Chess Tour overall champion, posted 21.5.   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. |
