Aronian shares 3rd-4th spots after Norway Chess round 6May 15, 2013 - 11:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian beat Norway’s Jon Ludvig Hammer in the 6th round of Norway Chess tournament. The Armenian grandmaster gained 3,5 points to share 3rd-4th spots with Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) Sergey Karjakin is leading the tournament with 4 points, followed by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (4 points.) In round 7, Aronian will face off against Wang Hao (China). The remaining pairings are as follows: Peter Svidler (Russia)-Veselin Topalov (Russia), Karjakin-Nakamura, Teymour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)-Viswanathan Anand (India), Hammer – Carlsen. 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 | 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. |