Corus Chess 2009: Aronyan, Rajabov game ends in drawJanuary 19, 2009 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian played in a draw with China's Yue Wang in the first round of Corus Chess 2009 Tournament which kicked off in Wijk aan Zee on January 17. In the second round, Aronian's game vs. Azerbaijan's Teymour Radjabov ended in a draw. Sergei Movsesian, who represents the Slovak team, defeated British grandmaster Michael Adams. The results of the second tour are as follows: Sergei Movsesian - Michael Adams 1:0 Leinier Dominguez - Gata Kamsky 0,5:0,5 Alexander Morozevich - Loek van Wely 1:0 Jan Smeets - Sergei Karjakin 0,5:0,5 Yue Wang - Vassily Ivanchuk 0:1 Daniel Stellwagen - Magnus Carlsen 0,5:0,5 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. |