Armenia's Levon Aronian draws Norway Chess round 1May 29, 2018 - 10:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian shared the first point with former world champion from India Viswanathan Anand at the Altibox Norway chess tournament on Monday, May 28. Reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen defeated his future challenger Fabiano Caruana 1-0, while all the other games ended in draws. Aronian, who won the 2017 edition of the event, will face Wesley So of the United States in Round 2 on Tuesday. Norway Chess is an annual round-robin chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. 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 | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |