Aronian beats Caruana in Speed Chess Championship R1 July 25, 2018 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Fabiano Caruana of the United States in Round 1 of the Speed Chess Championship organized by Chess.com The 2018 edition of the tournament will feature 16 of the world's best chess players in an innovative eSports bracket tournament and a starting (guaranteed) prize pool of $55,000. Winning with a monster 20.5-6.5 score, Aronian has advanced to face the winner of Anish Giri (the Netherlands) vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) in the next round The Armenian currently holds the 12th spot on FIDE's rating of the world's strongest players.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director participates conference of Institute of Internal Auditors Armenia  Ralph Yirikian participated in the conference titled “Governance, Risks, Control: Promoting Cooperation” as a panel speaker.La Francophonie resolution expresses solidarity with Armenia The “Resolution on crisis situations in the Francophone space, overcoming them and strengthening of peace" was adopted by 54 member states of the organisation.Yerevan rejects Baku's accusation of “mass militarization” Yerevan has rejected allegations from Azerbaijan accusing Armenia of “mass militarization”.Armenian PM, Foreign Minister travel to Moscow Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan have traveled to Moscow, their offices report. |
