  Aronian to face Ivanchuk in Tal Memorial round 3 November 18, 2011 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian holds the 5th place in Tal Memorial standings with 1 point to face Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk in round 3. Ivanchuk along with Ian Nepomniatchi and Magnus Carlsen share 1-3rd positions with 1.5 points each. The other 3rd round pairings are: Boris Gelfand (Israel) – Sergei Karjakin (Russia); Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) – Peter Svidler (Russia); Viswanathan Anand (India) - Ian Nepomniatchi (Russia); Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) – Magnus Carlsen (Norway).   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
