Levon Aronian joins lineup of Grenke Chess ClassicMarch 24, 2017 - 11:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess legend Levon Aronian will participate in the Grenke Chess Classic in the German towns of Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe on April 15-22. Seven other grandmasters are also participating in the round-robin tournament, including Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Fabiano Caruana (U.S.), Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), Arkadij Naiditsch (Azerbaijan), Hou Yifan (China), Matthias Blübaum (Germany) and Georg Meier (Germany). Former champions include Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand of India. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |