Armenia grandmaster Levon Aronian sole leader of FIDE Grand PrixNovember 20, 2017 - 11:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is the sole leader of the FIDE Grand Prix after the tournament's fourth round ended in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Aronian was, as always, his brilliant best as he defeated Anish Giri of the Netherlands in a beautiful game on Sunday, November 19. Aronian had also defeated Ernesto Inarkiev (Russia) and draw with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) and Dmitry Jakovenko (Russia). After four rounds, the Armenian grandmaster has three points and is followed by MVL, Peter Svidler (Russia), Ding Liren (China), Pentala Harikrishna (India) and Hikaru Nakamura (United States) with 2.5 points each. Round fifth of the FIDE Grand Prix will be held on Monday. The FIDE Grand Prix 2017 is a series of four chess tournaments that form part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2018. The top two finishers will qualify for the 2018 Candidates Tournament. Aronian who won the World Chess Cup in September, as well as Liren, who reached the finals, have already qualified for the Candidates Tournament. 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 | 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. |