Levon Aronian to participate in World Mind GamesDecember 12, 2012 - 18:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will participate in World Mind Games, due December 14-19 in Beijing. The chess tournament will feature three formats - rapid, blitz and blind chess. Aronian will rival GMs Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukriane), Alexander Grischuk (Russia), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Gata Kamsky (U.S.), Peter Leko (Hungary), Viorel Bologan (Moldova), Baadur Jobava (Georgia), Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Wang Hao (Chian), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Ding Liren (China). The tournament will bring together 16 strong grandmasters. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |