Aronian secures St. Louis Rapid and Blitz winAugust 19, 2017 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Levon Aronian on Friday, August 18 won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz with a total of 24.5 points. This is Aronian's second major championship win in St. Louis. He also won the 2015 Sinquefield Cup. Sergey Karjakin of Russia and Hikaru Nakamura of the United States share the 2nd and 3rd positions, three points behind Aronian. 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 | Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. |