Sinquefield Cup R4: Levon Aronian comes at bottom endAugust 21, 2019 - 10:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup to Fabiano Caruana of the United States on Tuesday, August 20, according to information posted on the Grand Chess Tour's official website. With a prize pool of $325,000, the round-robin tournament is held in St. Louis, U.S. Aronian has so far collected 1.5 points and comes at the bottom end of standings alongside Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia). Caruana and Viswanathan Anand (India) currently top the rankings with 2.5 points each. Aronian won the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament August 14, despite losing his last round game against France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |