  Aronian celebrates 3rd win in a row at Grenke Chess Classic R5 April 21, 2017 - 14:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian of Armenia beat Azerbaijan's Arkadij Naiditsch in the fifth round of the Grenke Chess Classic, currently underway in the German town of Karlsruhe and Baden-Baden. With two rounds to go and a full-point lead, Aronian is the clear favorite to win this event as of Thursday, April 20. On the current rankings list, Aronian leads with 4.0 points overall, followed by Fabiano Caruana (U.S.), Magnus Carlsen (Norway) and Hou Yifan of China with 3.0 points each, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France with 2.5 points each, while Georg Meier and Matthias Bluebaum share the 7-8th spots, with 1 point each. The fifth round of the tournament will be held on Friday.   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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
