Anand defeats Gelfand in World Chess Championship match-up round 8May 21, 2012 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Viswanathan Anand showed just why one can never count him out. After an error-prone Game 7 where Boris Gelfand won and took the lead in the World Championship match-up, the Indian struck back to win in just 17 moves, First Post reported. Of course, Anand was helped by big errors from Gelfand on the 13th and 16th moves. It almost seemed like Gelfand forgot his preparation and his resignation seemed pre-mature. Certainly Veselin Topalov, Anand’s opponent in the last WCC match-up, wouldn’t have given up so tamely. It looked like Anand had made a serious positional mistake with 9.Bxf6 giving up the dark squared bishop, but after a few concrete moves he showed that he was in control. The score in the championship is now once again tied at 4-4. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |