Round 5 of London Chess Classic brings four draws and one winDecember 14, 2016 - 11:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia and Anish Giri of The Netherlands blitzed out the opening of their game and came to a quick draw in the fifth round of the London Chess Classic. Round 5 of the tournament brought four draws and one win. The only winner of the round was English player Michael Adams who defeated Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria with an inspired attack. Wesley So of the United States has cemented his place at the top of the table, Aronian, Fabiano Caruana of the United States, Vladimir Kramnik of Russia and American Hikaru Nakamura now share the second to fifth spot, followed by Indian grandmaster Viswanathan Anand and Giri in the joint sixth spot. The tournament is the last of the Grand Chess Tour. The winner in London receives $75,000, the overall winner of the Grand Chess Tour receives another $75,000. 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 | 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”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |