Levon Aronian to participate in Grand Slam Chess MastersAugust 23, 2010 - 14:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will participate in Grand Slam Chess Masters tournament due September 3-8 in Shanghai. Aronian will rival Vladimir Kramnik, Aleksei Shirov and Wang Hao. Two winners will further be joined by Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand for the four-player final in Bilbao (October 9-15). Meanwhile, grandmasters Ashot Anastasyan and Avetik Grigoryan finished 4th and 5th in Abu-Dhabi open tournament hosting 26 participants. Anastasyan and Grigoryan scored 5,5 points each out of 9 possible. Hovhannes Gabuzyan came 17th, with 4 points to his score. Anton Korobov of Ukraine won the tournament gold with 6,5 points, armchess.am reported. 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 | 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. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. |