  Levon Aronian currently 2nd at Candidates Tournament March 26, 2013 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to Israel’s Boris Gelfand in the 9th round of Candidates Tournament, ongoing in London. Aronian currently comes 2nd with 5.5 points. Norway’s Magnus Carlsen leads the tournament, with Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik 3rd with 5 points. The 10th round board pairings have been announced as follows: Carlsen vs Gelfand, Aronian vs Vassily Ivanchuk, Teimour Radjabov vs Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk vs Kramnik.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
