Levon Aronian claims second spot in Sinquefield Cup in St. LouisAugust 15, 2016 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess grandmaster Levon Aronian drew with Bulgarian player Veselin Topalov in the final round of the Sinquefield Cup to take the second spot alongside Topalov, India’s Viswanathan Anand and Fabiano Caruana of the United States. Based on raw scores of each player, Aronian ranked the third. Filipino chess grandmaster representing the United States, Wesley So won the tournament, with Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Ding Liren (China), Peter Svidler (Russia) and Anish Giri (Netherlands) claiming the 6th to 10th spots. 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 | 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. |