  Aronian to face Anand in Norway Chess 2013 round 1 May 8, 2013 - 12:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Norway Chess 2013 tournament will kick off in Stavanger on May 8, with 9 super grandmasters and Jon Ludvig Hammer to participate in it. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will face off against India’s Viswanathan Anand in the first round. The tournament is arranged by the foundation Norway Chess, with economic support from local businesses and municipalities and the Rogaland county. The cost of the arrangement is predicted to be about 5 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 672,000 euro), about half of it for prizes to the participants. The organizers hope to make the tournament a yearly event.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
