  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 Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
