  Aronian meets second defeat at Linares 2009February 27, 2009 - 12:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian met second defeat at Linares 2009 Chess Tournament.This time, the Olympic champion conceded defeat from Ukraine's Vassily Ivanchuk. Russia's Alexander Grischuk is still leading with 5 points. Aronian will start the second round with a game against Norwegian Magnus Carlsen. Standings after the first round: Alexander Grischuk - 5 points; Magnus Carlsen and Vassily Ivanchuk - 4 points each; Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand - 3.5 points each; Leinier Dominguez - 3 points, Teimour Radjabov and Wang Yue - 2.5 points each. 8th tour pairs: Grischuk-Dominguez, Carlsen - Aronian, Ivanchuk - Wang Yue, Anand -Radjabov .   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 |  Related sections Latest news Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
