Levon Aronian retains 3rd spot in Champions Chess Tour FinalsSeptember 30, 2021 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian lost to Azerbaijan's Teimour Radjabov in the fifth round of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals on Wednesday, September 29. Both are currently placed in the third spot, with 15 points each. Radjabov defeated Aronian to come away with a 3-1 result in a rematch of the Airthings Masters final. Aronian will next face Jan-Krzysztof Duda in round 6 on Saturday. Wesley So beat Anish Giri in the playoff, 1.5-0.5, and kept his chances of catching up with Magnus Carlsen in the Finals. Carlson, the decade-long world champion, pooled 26.5 points, including 16.5 bonuses in the past nine events while So, the 2021 Grand Chess Tour overall champion, posted 21.5. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |