Levon Aronian scores his first victory at Tal MemorialNovember 7, 2009 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The third round of the Mikhail Tal Memorial, underway in Moscow, became success for the Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian . Playing White, Aronian was able to defeat Peter Leko (Hungary) and now has 2 points in the asset. In the third round Viswanathan Anand (India), who shares shares 1-2 places with Aronian, won a victory over his rival Peter Svidler (Russia). Boris Gelfand (Israel) and Magnus Carlsen (Norway) played a draw. The following parties are underway: Vassily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) - Ruslan Ponomariov (Ukraine) Alexander Morozevich (Russia) - Vladimir Kramnik (Russia). 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. |