  Aronian defeats Mammadyarov in blitz gameNovember 17, 2009 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Boris Gelfand (Israel), Dmitry Yakovenko (Russia), Peter Leko (Hungary), Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia), Shahriyar Mammadyarov (Azerbaijan) and Vladislav Tkachev (Russia). He sustained 5 defeats and made a draw in 3 games. Presently, Aronian is the 10th with 7.5 points. Viswanathan Anand (India) is leading the tournament with 12 points. He is followed by Magnus Karlsen (Norway, 10) and Anatoly Karpov (Russia, 9).   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 |  Related sections 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. |
