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  Levon Aronian may qualify for Grand Slam Final Masters September 7, 2010 - 19:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 5th tour of Shanghai Chess Masters Grand Slam, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, to share the 2nd place with 6 points. The tournament leader, Alexei Shirov of Spain will be playing against Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen in Grand Slam Final Masters. Aronian and Kramnik have equal chances to be one of the 4 players to qualify for finals. In the 6th tour, the Armenian grandmaster will be playing against Shirov; Kramnik will rival China’s Wang Hao.  Top stories Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Andrew Bynum are among those named as 2012 NBA All-Star Game starters. In Moscow Open’s Student Grandmaster Cup round 7, Armenian grandmaster will face Turkey’s Mustafa Yilmaz. England’s Nigel Short gained the Tradewise tournament gold, having scored a tie-break win over China’s Hou Yifan. Armenia goalkeeper was a Dynamo Moscow keeper from 2002 to 2005, playing 88 matches in Russian championships.   |  Latest news Micron CEO Steve Appleton dies in plane crash  Appleton’s death i major loss for U.S. memory chipmaker struggling with sluggish computer sales and declining prices.U.S. Congressmen press Clinton to renounce her recent remarks on Genocide At a recent department-wide meeting, Secretary of State mischaracterized the Armenian Genocide as a “historical debate.”U.S. Reps. Wolf, Chu commemorate Armenian massacre in Azerbaijan “Between 1988 and 1990, the Armenian population was the target of racially motivated pogroms in Azerbaijan,” Judy Chu said.Armenian place of worship demolished in Turkey Malatya Mayor Ahmet Çakır gave verbal permission for building the place of worship on orders by Malatya Governor Ulvi Saran. |
