Levon Aronian wins two victories at Amber Blindfold and Rapid TournamentMarch 16, 2010 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian scored a victory over Dutch Jan Smeets in the 3rd round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid Tournament and is now the 5th in the standings, along with Boris Gelfand (Israel) and Alexander Gruschuk (Russia). Ukraine’s Vasily Ivanchuk is in the lead with 4.5 points. In the 4th round, Aronian will play vs. Ivanchuk. Levon Aronian (born on October 6, 1982 in Yerevan) is an Armenian Grandmaster. He is the winner of FIDE Grand Prix in 2008 and 2009 and 2009 World Rapid Chess Champion. He was honored with Movses Khorenatsi order in 2006 and with an order of merit in 2008. Levon Aronian Levon Aronian (born on October 6, 1982 in Yerevan) is an Armenian Grandmaster. He is the winner of FIDE Grand Prix in 2008 and 2009 and 2009 World Rapid Chess Champion. He was honored with Movses Khorenatsi order in 2006 and with an order of merit in 2008. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |