  Levon Aronian wins Corus chess tournamentJanuary 29, 2008 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Grand master Levon Aronian of Armenia drew his final game to win the Corus tournament Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands, on tiebreak over Magnus Carlsen of Norway. Earlier, Carlsen missed some chances in his Round 4 matchup with Levon Aronian and the game ended in a draw. In the final 13th round Aronian played in a draw with Hungary's Judit Polgar and shared the top position with Carlsen with 8 points. It should be noted that Armenian chess players will participate in Moscow Open 2008 festival. The men team will include Vladimir Hakobian, Zaven Andriasian, Karen Asrian, Yuri Hambartsumian, David Kalashian and Hrant Melkumyan.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Related sections Latest 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.€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.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
