Armenian Grand masters defeated in the 5th roundAugust 13, 2009 - 23:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 5th round of FIDE Grand Prix series tournament, Armenian grand masters Levon Aronyan and Vladimir Hakobyan suffered their first defeat, playing with black figures against Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Boris Gelfand. After the unsuccessful game, Levon Aronyan dropped down from leading position. Topping the tournament list are two chess players: Peter Leko who played a drawn game with Evgeni Alkseev and Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) who defeated Ivan Chparinov (Bulgaria). Both players have 3½ points. Results for the 5th round: Alekseev Evgeny - Leko Peter 1/2 Cheparinov Ivan - Ivanchuk Vassily 0-1 Kamsky Gata - Inarkiev Ernesto 1-0 Kasimdzhanov Rustam - Aronian Levon 1-0 Gelfand Boris - Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Eljanov Pavel - Jakovenko Dmitry 1/2 Karjakin Sergey - Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Tournament position after 5 rounds: Leko, Ivanchuk - 3½, Aronyan, Kasimdzhanov, Gelfand - 3, Chaparinov, Elianov, Kariakin, Yakovlenko - 2.5, Hakobyan, Bacrot, Alekseev, Kamsky - 2; Inarkiev - 1 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 | 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |