  Armenian, Dutch grandmasters play in drawJanuary 26, 2009 - 13:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 25, Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian completed the 8th round of Corus Chess 2009, playing in a draw with Netherlands' Loek van Wely.Sergei Movsesian (Slovakia) fixed the same result in a game with another Dutch chess player Jan Smeets. In the 9th round, Aronian will meet with Gata Kamsky (U.S.), Movsesian will play vs. Karyakin (Ukraine). The Group A completed the 8th round with the following results: Sergei Movsesian - 5 points; Sergei Karyakin, Teymour Radjabov, Levon Aronian, Leinier Dominguez - 4.5 points; Gata Kamsky, Magnus Carlsen, Michael Adams, Jaan Smeets, Loek van Wely - 4 points; Daniel Stellwagen, Yue Wang, Vassily Ivanchuk - 3.5 points; Alexander Morozevich - 2.5 points.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation  Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance.Iran vows to “decisively” defend sovereignty, national interests The Iranian embassy in Armenia has defended its “defensive and proportional action in in occupied Palestine.”Britain said to have entered talks to deport migrants to Armenia Britain is said to have entered talks to replicate the Rwanda migrant deportation scheme with Armenia. |
