Levon Aronian scores his first victory at Tal MemorialNovember 7, 2009 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The third round of the Mikhail Tal Memorial, underway in Moscow, became success for the Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian . Playing White, Aronian was able to defeat Peter Leko (Hungary) and now has 2 points in the asset. In the third round Viswanathan Anand (India), who shares shares 1-2 places with Aronian, won a victory over his rival Peter Svidler (Russia). Boris Gelfand (Israel) and Magnus Carlsen (Norway) played a draw. The following parties are underway: Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) - Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) Alexander Morozevich (Russia) - Vladimir Kramnik (Russia). 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 | 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. |