Linares 2009: Levon Aronian made a draw with Chinese Wang YueFebruary 25, 2009 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian made a draw with Chinese Wang Yue in the 5th tour of Linares 2009. The same result was registered for all other matches of the 5th tour, bringing no changes to 4th tour standings: Aronian and Grischuk are still leading. In the 6th tour of Linares 2009 Levon Aronian will be playing against Russian grandmaster Alexander Grischuk. 5th tour results: Alexander Grischuk (Russia)- Magnus Carlsen (Netherlands) 0,5-0,5 Wang Yue (China) - Levon Aronian (Armenia) 0,5-0,5 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- Viswanathan Anand (India) 0,5-0,5 Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) - Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 0,5-0,5 Standings after 5th tour Aronian, Grischuk -3.5 point each; Anand-3 points; Carlsen, Ivanchuk - 2,5 points each; Dominguez - 2 points; Radjabov, Wang Yue - 1.5 point each. 6th tour participants: Grischuk -Aronian, Carlsen - Anand, Ivanchuk - Dominguez, Wang Yue - Radjabov. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |