Aronian, Carlsen draw in Round 2 of Grenke Chess ClassicApril 17, 2017 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A match between Armenia's Levon Aronian and Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the second round of the Grenke Chess Classic in Karlsruhe, Germany ended in a draw. Hou Yifan of China leads the tournament after two rounds, followed by Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana (U.S.), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Aronian and Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan), who share the 2-6th positions, whileMatthias Blübaum and Georg Meier, both from Germany, share the 7th-8th spots. Former champions include Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand of India. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |