Levon Aronian loses Candidates Tournament R6 to Wesley SoMarch 17, 2018 - 13:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost the round 6 match against Wesley So of the United States at the Berlin-hosted Candidates Tournament on Friday, March 16. The most consequential result on Friday was the victory of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan over Vladimir Kramnik of Russia. The win moved Mamedyarov into a tie for first with Fabiano Caruana of the United States, FIDE says. Caruana and Mamedyarov each have four points, a full point ahead of Vladimir Kramnik (Russia), Alexander Grischuk (Russia) and Ding Liren (China). So and Aronian have 2.5 points apiece, while Sergey Karjakin of Russia, the winner of the 2016 Candidates Tournament, is in last, with two points. The tournament, due to last until March 28, is being contested as a double round-robin with each player playing 14 games, seven with white pieces and seven with black. 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 | Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. |