Levon Aronian comes in second after Saint Louis Rapid day 2August 16, 2017 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronian dropped to the second place after day two at the Saint Louis Rapid tournament, alongside Hikaru Nakamura, Le Quang Liem and Fabiano Caruana. The Armenian grandmaster faced Garry Kasparov in the first round of the day, and the fourth of the tournament, with the game ending in a draw. In the second round, Armenian lost to Le, and defeated Caruana in the next one. Ian Nepomniachtchi is in clear first place. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |