Armenia's Aronian has best chance to take Your Next Move Blitz leadJune 16, 2018 - 10:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Wesley So lost his last two games Friday, June 15 and saw his lead at the Your Next Move tournament shrink to 1.5 points at the Your Next Move in Leuven, Belgium. Levon Aronian and Sergey Karjakin have the best chance to catch him in the remaining nine rounds, Chess.com reports. The fourth day in Leuven, Belgium was the first of two days of blitz. The time control was five minutes with a delay of three seconds each move. Nine rounds were played; the same pairings with colors reversed will play on Saturday. So is leading, but Saturday last day of blitz could be quite exciting because the American GM is only 1.5 points ahead of the pack. Related links: 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. |