Armenia's Levon Aronian lands fourth in FIDE top players listNovember 1, 2019 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has landed in the 8th spot in FIDE’s latest rating of chess players worldwide. Aronian first abandoned the list of the world's 10 strongest players in March 2018 has been in and out of it since. Ranked 14th in the October 2019 edition of the report, the grandmaster has again returned to the top ten. Magnus Carlsen of Norway still leads the FIDE list and is followed by Fabiano Caruana (U.S.) and Ding Liren (China) in the second and third spots, respectively. Aronian won the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament in August. 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 PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries 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. |