Levon Aronian retains 2nd place in FIDE rankingsAugust 1, 2013 - 10:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Grandmaster Levon Aronian continues to occupy the 2nd place with 2 813 points in FIDE rankings that was published on Aug 1. The list is topped by Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (2862 points). Italy’s Fabiano Caruana is third with 2796 points. Sergei Movsesian is 49th with 2699; Vladimir Akopian is 60th with 2691 points; Gabriel Sargissian is 73rd with 2671 while Tigran L. Petrosian is 89th with 2660 points. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |