Kramnik about Aronian game: draw would be the best optionMarch 30, 2013 - 12:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The dramatic 12th round of the Candidates Tournament made it clear there's no chess player with iron nerves, with Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian suffering a defeat by Russia’s Vladimir Kramnik. "I’m happy with my play because everybody is already very tired and I’m not totally fresh, especially because it was the third game in a row. If you consider this, I think my level was quite high for this state of mind we’re all experiencing now,” chess-news.ru quoted Vladimir Kramnik as saying. “I think I solved the opening problems if I had any. I thought it was the best choice for the white to make a draw with 15.Bxb5 f4 16.Bc4 Qe4 17.Bd3 Qd5 and so on. But of course it was not an option for the tournament situation," Kramnik said. 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 | Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. Yerevan State University, Ucom sign Memorandum of Cooperation Rector of Yerevan State University Hovhannes Hovhannisyan and General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian signed the memorandum. EU to provide budgetary support to Armenia The agreement is aimed at increasing the competitiveness of the educational system of Armenia. Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. |