  Aronian beats Azeri opponent in Candidates Tournament round 6  March 22, 2013 - 09:52 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian beat Azeri contender Teimour Radjabov in the 6th round of 2013 World Chess Championship's Candidates Tournament. Aronian, who was playing with the black pieces, successfully defended a king-side attack by Radjabov, who was eventually unable to withstand Aronian’s counter-attack on his king. After the round 6, Aronian shares the 1st-2nd places with Norway’s Magnus Carlsen. The Armenian grandmaster will be facing Russia’s Alexander Grischuk after the rest day of March 22. The winner of the 14-rond tournament in London will challenge world champion Viswanathan Anand for the title.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
