Aronian, Danielian come 4th, 2nd on Botvinnik Memorial 1st daySeptember 3, 2011 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An event dedicated to the memory of the Russian chess legend, Mikhail Botvinnik, kicked off on September 2 in Moscow. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian tied the game with Norway’s Magnus Carlsen in the 1st round, lost to India’s Viswanathan Anand in the 2nd round and shared points with Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik in the 3rd. After the 1st tournament day, Anand seized the leadership with 2 points, while Aronian is 4th with 1 point to his score. In women’s tournament, Armenia’s Elina Danielian beat Lithuania’s Viktorija Cmilyte, lost to Russia’s Tatiana Kosintseva and tied the game with India’s Humpy Koneru. Danielyan is 2nd with 1,5 points, lagging 0,5 point behind tournament leader Cmilyte. On September 3, Aronian-Danielian pair will face off against Anand- Koneru, Kramnik-Kosintseva, Carlsen-Cmilyte pairs. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |