  Aronian loses 2 blindfold chess games at Amber Tournament March 15, 2010 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has lost 2 blindfold chess games at Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament going on in Nice, France. In the 1st round, Aronian lost a blindfold game to Russia’s Sergey Karjakin, yet managed to win a quick chess game. In the 2nd round, he was defeated by Norway’s Magnus Karlsen. In the 3rd round, Aronian will play vs. Jan Smeets (Netherlands) Currently, Aronian is the 11th. Ukraine’s Vasily Ivanchuk and Ruslan Ponomariov are in the lead in the overall standings with 3 points from 4 games, followed at half a point’s distance by Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Svidler.    Levon Aronian Levon Aronian (born on October 6, 1982 in Yerevan) is an Armenian Grandmaster. He is the winner of FIDE Grand Prix in 2008 and 2009 and 2009 World Rapid Chess Champion. He was honored with Movses Khorenatsi order in 2006 and with an order of merit in 2008.  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 |  Latest news Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK  As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders.Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. |
