Armenian Grand masters defeated in the 5th roundAugust 13, 2009 - 23:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 5th round of FIDE Grand Prix series tournament, Armenian grand masters Levon Aronyan and Vladimir Hakobyan suffered their first defeat, playing with black figures against Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Boris Gelfand. After the unsuccessful game, Levon Aronyan dropped down from leading position. Topping the tournament list are two chess players: Peter Leko who played a drawn game with Evgeni Alkseev and Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) who defeated Ivan Chparinov (Bulgaria). Both players have 3½ points. Results for the 5th round: Alekseev Evgeny - Leko Peter 1/2 Cheparinov Ivan - Ivanchuk Vassily 0-1 Kamsky Gata - Inarkiev Ernesto 1-0 Kasimdzhanov Rustam - Aronian Levon 1-0 Gelfand Boris - Akopian Vladimir 1-0 Eljanov Pavel - Jakovenko Dmitry 1/2 Karjakin Sergey - Bacrot Etienne 1-0 Tournament position after 5 rounds: Leko, Ivanchuk - 3½, Aronyan, Kasimdzhanov, Gelfand - 3, Chaparinov, Elianov, Kariakin, Yakovlenko - 2.5, Hakobyan, Bacrot, Alekseev, Kamsky - 2; Inarkiev - 1 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |