Levon Aronian defends equality in men and women’s chessMay 6, 2013 - 14:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian shared his views on women's chess in an interview with Chesspro. "I would really want my son or daughter to play chess. If I have a daughter, I would really want her to try and follow Judit Polgar's suit. I believe there shouldn't be differences between men's and women's chess. ... If you are lazy and play with the weak, you start playing weakly yourself. I think they [women] are just playing against each other and that makes them lazy. If they have worked more they would play on the same level as the guys. No doubt everyone looked at Judit in astonishment first, but her parents are brave people,” the website quoted the grandmaster as saying. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |