  Aronian currently 3rd after Chess Masters Final round 8 October 12, 2012 - 13:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chess Masters Final 2012 is ongoing in a Spanish city of Bilbao. In round 8, all games ended in a tie, with Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand and Sergey Karjakin sharing points with Francisco Vallejo Pons, Fabiano Caruana and Magnus Carlsen respectively. The tie gave Carlsen an upper hand over Caruana to place him 1st with 13 points. Caruana is 2nd with 13 points followed by Aronian (10 points.) 9th round pairings are as follows: Aronian - Caruana, Karjakin - Pons, Carlsen - Anand.   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 |  Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
