  Aronian suffers first loss in 2016 Sinquefield Cup round 6 August 12, 2016 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to France’s Maxime Vachier – Lagrave in round 6 of Saint Louis-hosted 2016 Sinquefield Cup. China’s Ding Liren beat Russia’s Peter Svidler, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov lost to Wesley So (U.S.). The Viswanathan Anand- Anish Giri, Hikaru Nakamura- Fabiano Caruana pairs ended their games in a tie. After round 6, So is leading the tournament with 4 points, followed by Topalov and Anand (3.5 points each). Aronian, Vachier – Lagrave, Nakamura, Caruana and Ding Liren share 4-8 spots with 3 points each. Giri gained 2.5 points, while Svidler comes last with only 1.5 points to his score, Sputnik-Armenia reports.   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 |  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. |
