Levon Aronian scores second victory in Linares 2009February 23, 2009 - 14:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 4th tour of Linares 2009 Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored a victory over Cuba's Leinier Dominguez, who beat him in Corus Chess Tournament last month. Aronian, who played with white pieces, caused Dominguez surrender at the 92nd move of the set. In his previous games Aronian beat World Champion Anand and made draws with Norwegian Magnus Carlsen and Azeri chess player Teimour Radjabov. Russian grandmaster Alexander Grischuk, who played with black pieces, gained a victory over Teimour Radjabov and is leading along with Levon Aronian. Feb. 23 is announced to be Linares 2009 International Chess Tournament day off. On Feb. 24 Levon Aronian will be playing against Chinese Wang Yue. 4th tour results: Levon Aronian (Armenia)- Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) 1-0 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan)-Alexander Grischuk (Russia) 0-1 Viswanathan Anand (India)-Wang Yue (China) 1-0 Magnus Carlsen (Netherlands)- Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) 0,5-0,5 Standings after 4th tour Aronian, Grischuk -3 point each; Carlsen, Dominguez, Anand, Ivanchuk - 2,5 point each; Radjabov, Wang Yue - 1 point each. 5th tour participants: Grischuk - Carlsen, Wang Yue - Aronian, Ivanchuk - Anand, Dominguez - Radjabov 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 | Armenia recalls Belarus envoy for consultations Armenian Ambassador to Belarus has been called to Yerevan for consultations, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry reveals. Armenia denies Azerbaijan's ceasefire accusations The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenia will leave Russian-led military bloc, says Pashinyan Armenia will leave the Russian-led Collective Security Organization, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, without giving any dates. EU encourages Armenia to prioritize strategic projects The EU has encouraged Armenia to prioritize strategic projects, according to a statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry. |