  Levon Aronian retains 3rd spot in Champions Chess Tour Finals September 30, 2021 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to Azerbaijan's Teimour Radjabov in the fifth round of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals on Wednesday, September 29. Both are currently placed in the third spot, with 15 points each. Radjabov defeated Aronian to come away with a 3-1 result in a rematch of the Airthings Masters final. Aronian will next face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in round 6 on Saturday. Wesley So beat Anish Giri in the playoff, 1.5-0.5, and kept his chances of catching up with Magnus Carlsen in the Finals. Carlson, the decade-long world champion, pooled 26.5 points, including 16.5 bonuses in the past nine events while So, the 2021 Grand Chess Tour overall champion, posted 21.5.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
