Aronian draws with Topalov in R10 of Chess Candidates TournamentMarch 24, 2016 - 11:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia drew with Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the 10th round of the Moscow-hosted World Chess Candidates Tournament Wednesday, March 23. The Armenian player held a much better position but misplayed it and ultimately ended the game against Topalov with a draw. Sergey Karjakin of Russia and Fabiano Caruana of the United States currently top the tournament with 6 points each, followed by Aronian with 5.5 points. The Armenian will play against Peter Svidler in the next round of the Candidates Tournament. Read also:Nakamura fined for breaking FIDE rules following Aronian's win 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. |