Aronian wins Amber 2009 tournamentMarch 26, 2009 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian won the Champion's title at 18th Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament. In the 11th tour, the Armenian grandmaster, drawing against Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov in blindfold and rapid games 1:1. Aronian, outrunning India's Viswanathan Anand by 0,5 points, won the tournament with 14 points to his score, thus repeating his last year's success. The total prize-fund of 18th Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament is Euro 216,000. 11th tour scores Blindfold Alexander Morozevich (Russia)-Gata Kamsky (United States)- 1:0 Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine)-Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- 1:0 Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) - Peter Leko (Hungary)- 1:0 Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria)- Levon Aronian (Armenia)- 0,5:0,5 Wang Yue (China)- Viswanathan Anand (India)- 0,5:0,5 Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) - Magnus Carlsen (Norway)- 1:0 Rapid Kamsky- Morozevich- 0,5:0,5 Ivanchuk- Karjakin-0:1 Leko- Kramnik-0:1 Aronian- Topalov- 0,5:0,5 Anand- Yue-0:1 Carlsen- Radjabov-0:1 Final standings Levon Aronian (Armenia)-14 points Viswanathan Anand (India)-13,5 points Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) -13,5 points Magnus Carlsen (Norway) -13 points Alexander Morozevich (Russia) -11 points Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) -10,5 points Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine) -10,5 points Peter Leko (Hungary)-10 points Gata Kamsky (United States) -10 points Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) -9,5 points Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) -9 points Wang Yue (China) -7,5 points 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |