Levon Aronian beats Hikaru Nakamura to top Candidates Tournament R6 (video) March 18, 2016 - 11:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian took the lead at the sixth round of the World ChessCandidates Tournament in Moscow on Thursday, March 17, with a stunning victory against Hikaru Nakamura. Aronian, thus, joined Sergey Karjakin in the lead. In other games of the 6th round, Viswanathan Anand beat Peter Svidler; Anish Giri and Veselin Topalov ended the game in a draw, so did Fabiano Caruana and Karjakin. Eight rounds still remain in the marathon to decide the next challenger for world champion Magnus Carlsen. Related links: 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. |