Evgeni Alekseev -only winner of 3rd roundAugust 11, 2009 - 22:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The only effective game in the third round of FIDE Grand Prix series tournament was Evgeni Alekseev-Ernesto Ivankiev match which ended in Alekseev's victory. All other games ended in a draw.Thus, as a result of the 3rd round, Aronyan, Chaparinov and Leko continue topping the tournament list. 3rd round games: Kasymdjanov Rustam - Yakovenko Dmitry - 0.5:0.5 Alekseev Yevgeni - Inarkiev Ernesto - 1:0 Gelfand Boris - Bacrot Etienne- 0.5:0.5 Chaparinov Ivan - Aronyan Levon - 0.5:0.5 Ivanchuk Vasily - Leko Peter - 0.5:0.5 Kamsy Gata - Hakobyan Vladimir- 0.5:0.5 Elianov Pavel - Kariakin Sergey 0.5:0.5 Tournament position after 3 rounds: Aronyan, Leko Chaparonov - 2; Hakobyan, Yakovenko, Bacrot, Kariakin, Gelfand, Elianov, Kasymzhanov, Alekseev, Ivanchuk - 1.5; Kamsky - 1; Inarkiev - 0.5. 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. |