Levon Aronyan and Vladimir Hakobyan played their successive drawn match in JermukAugust 17, 2009 - 19:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grand master Vladimir Hakobyan continues facing failures in grand Prix tournament. Playing with white figures in the 8th round, Hakobyan ended the match against Etienne Bacrot in a draw. This is Armenian grand master's sixth drawn match in the tournament. Overall, Hakobyan has 3 points. Another drawn match was that between Levon Aronyan and Sergey Kariakin, both having 4.5 points after this round.The recent match between Ernesto Inarkiev and Pavel Elianov ended in a draw at the 15 move. All other 8th round games are under way. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |