Aronian to take part in Norway Chess 2013 tournamentApril 27, 2013 - 17:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will take part in Norway Chess 2013 tournament to be held in Stavanger, Norway, from May 7 to 18, 2013. The other participants are: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Viswanathan Anand (India), Peter Svidler (Russia), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan), Sergey Karjakin (Russia), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Wang Hao (china) and Jon Ludvig Hammer (Norway). The tournament is arranged by the foundation Norway Chess, with economic support from local businesses and municipalities and the Rogaland county. The cost of the arrangement is predicted to be about 5 million Norwegian kroner (approximately 672,000 euro), about half of it for prizes to the participants. The organizers hope to make the tournament a yearly event. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |