Aronian leading 2016 Sinquefield Cup after round 3August 8, 2016 - 17:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is leading the 2016 Sinquefield Cup after the Saint Louis-hosted chess tournament round 3. After 3 rounds of the tournament, Aronian, Wesley So (U.S.), Viswanathan Anand (India) and Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) have gained 2 points each. The players above are followed by Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Ding Liren (China) and Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) Maxime Vachier - Lagrave (France) and Anish Giri (Netherlands) gained 1 point each, with Russia’s Peter Svidler coming in last with 0,5 point. To perform at round 5 are the following pairs: Aronian-Caruana, Nakamura-Topalov, Ding Liren-Anand, So- Giri, Vachier – Lagrave-Svidler, Novosti-Armenia reports. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |