Levon Aronian beats Veselin Topalov to top World Candidates tournamentMarch 14, 2016 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian joined Viswanathan Anand and Sergey Karjakin to top the World Candidates chess tournament in Moscow on Sunday, March 13. Aronian beat Veselin Topalov who miscalculated badly to lose two pawns and, afterwards, the whole game. Anand, playing white, drew with Fabiano Caruana, the highest-rated player in the tournament, while Karjakin, playing black, drew with Anish Giri. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |