Aronian to face Ivanchuk in Tal Memorial round 3November 18, 2011 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian holds the 5th place in Tal Memorial standings with 1 point to face Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk in round 3. Ivanchuk along with Ian Nepomniatchi and Magnus Carlsen share 1-3rd positions with 1.5 points each. The other 3rd round pairings are: Boris Gelfand (Israel) – Sergei Karjakin (Russia); Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) – Peter Svidler (Russia); Viswanathan Anand (India) - Ian Nepomniatchi (Russia); Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) – Magnus Carlsen (Norway). 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |