  Levon Aronian won Corus-2007 chess tournamentJanuary 29, 2007 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grand master Levon Aronian won Corus-2007, the international chess tournament held in the Netherlands. After 13 rounds the Group A consisting of three chess players - Levon Aronian (Armenia), Vsselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and Teymur Radjabov (Azerbaijan) - collected 8.5 points each. However, the Armenian chess player was recognized the winner by the additional index. In the course of the tournament Aronian demonstrated stability. Never defeated, he scored four victories and had advantages over his rival in drawn games. Absolute world champion, Russian Vladimir Kramnik was the fourth with 8 points.  Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter  Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. |
