  Levon Aronian draws penultimate round of Grenke Chess Classic April 9, 2018 - 10:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Leading Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian drew the round 8 game against the winner of the 2018 edition of the Candidates Tournament Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) at the Grenke Chess Classic, currently underway in Germany. Aronian won the 2017 edition of the tournament last year. Caruana now leads the tournament with 5.5 points, closely followed by Nikita Vitiugov and Magnus Carlsen with 5.0 points each. With one round still to go, Aronian shares the 4-5th spots with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, as both have collected 4.5 points. The Armenian will face German grandmaster Matthias Blübaum in the final round.   Top stories Armenian lifter Seryozha Barseghyan won gold at the 2023 Youth World Weightlifting Championships on Monday, March 27. Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has said he is not going to return to the national squad. Karen Khachanov continued his career resurgence by moving into his second consecutive grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open. The lightweight boxer lost his final bout to Keyshawn Davis of the United States 5:0 on Friday, August 6․   Partner news |  Latest news Viva-MTS’ digital B2B services show steady growth  Viva-MTS’ strategy of business differentiation has proven its vitality as it helped sustain the Company’s stable growth.Armenia ex-PM: Fantastic opportunities amid Russian sanctions Tigran Sargsyan believes that the risk of pressure on Armenia amid anti-Russian sanctions continues to exist.Departure of Russians may cause 5-10% drop in Armenia’s GDP – analyst The departure of Russian nationals may result in 5-10% decline in Armenia’s GDP, according to Alexei Kuznetsov.Aram I: Karabakh right to self-determination can’t become subject of negotiation Aram I has said that Artsakh's (Karabakh) right to self-determination cannot become a subject of negotiation. |
