Levon Aronian suffers first defeat at London Chess ClassicDecember 16, 2016 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia suffered his first defeat at London Chess Classic against French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. He now shares the 4-8 spots with Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Anish Giri and Vachier-Lagrave. The Armenian started the tournament with a win against England's Michael Adams, but followed with four consecutive draws. The game of the day was the battle between the Americans Fabiano Caruana and Nakamura. The former played a beautiful game to beat his opponent. With one point lead and three rounds to go, American chess genius Wesley So is surely the favourite to win the title. The seventh round will take place on December 16. 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 | Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |