Linares 2009: Levon Aronian made a draw with Chinese Wang YueFebruary 25, 2009 - 14:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian made a draw with Chinese Wang Yue in the 5th tour of Linares 2009. The same result was registered for all other matches of the 5th tour, bringing no changes to 4th tour standings: Aronian and Grischuk are still leading. In the 6th tour of Linares 2009 Levon Aronian will be playing against Russian grandmaster Alexander Grischuk. 5th tour results: Alexander Grischuk (Russia)- Magnus Carlsen (Netherlands) 0,5-0,5 Wang Yue (China) - Levon Aronian (Armenia) 0,5-0,5 Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine)- Viswanathan Anand (India) 0,5-0,5 Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) - Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) 0,5-0,5 Standings after 5th tour Aronian, Grischuk -3.5 point each; Anand-3 points; Carlsen, Ivanchuk - 2,5 points each; Dominguez - 2 points; Radjabov, Wang Yue - 1.5 point each. 6th tour participants: Grischuk -Aronian, Carlsen - Anand, Ivanchuk - Dominguez, Wang Yue - Radjabov. 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. |