  Levon Aronian kickstarts Sinquefield Cup with a confident victory August 3, 2017 - 14:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia continued with his excellent form to beat Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi as the grandmasters kickstarted their campaigns in the Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess tour. Viswanathan Anand played out an easy draw with nemesis Hikaru Nakamura of United States, Sergey Karjakin was a class act against compatriot Peter Svidler, while French Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave landed a crushing blow to the aspirations of Wesley So of United States. Meanwhile, the game between American Fabiano Caruana and World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway ended in a draw.   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 |  Latest news Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
