Aronian suffers first loss in 2016 Sinquefield Cup round 6August 12, 2016 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to France’s Maxime Vachier – Lagrave in round 6 of Saint Louis-hosted 2016 Sinquefield Cup. China’s Ding Liren beat Russia’s Peter Svidler, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov lost to Wesley So (U.S.). The Viswanathan Anand- Anish Giri, Hikaru Nakamura- Fabiano Caruana pairs ended their games in a tie. After round 6, So is leading the tournament with 4 points, followed by Topalov and Anand (3.5 points each). Aronian, Vachier – Lagrave, Nakamura, Caruana and Ding Liren share 4-8 spots with 3 points each. Giri gained 2.5 points, while Svidler comes last with only 1.5 points to his score, Sputnik-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 | 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. |