Varuzhan Akobian ties against Pentala Harikrishna in 6th tour of Corus Chess 2010January 23, 2010 - 17:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yesterday, January 22, 6th tour of the 72nd Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee (Holland) was held. In the 6th tour, grandmaster group B participant, Armenian chess player Varuzhan Akobian (US) tied against Pentala Harikrishna (India). Having scored 1,5 points, Varuzhan Akobian shares 13-14 places with Dimitri Reinderman (Holland). In the 7th tour, Varuzhan Akobian will play against Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania). Varuzhan Akobian (born November 19, 1983) is an American Grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides in Los Angeles. He became an International Master at age 16. In 2001, he moved to the United States and one week after his 20th birthday in November, 2003, earned the title of Grandmaster. Akobian won the World Open tournament in Philadelphia on three separate occasions; he shared first place in 2002 and won it outright in 2004 and 2007. In 2006 he tied for first in the San Marino tournament with a performance rating of 2796. He played on the bronze medal winning USA team in the 2006 and 2008 Chess Olympiads. In 2007, Akobian came equal first in the American Continental Championship in Cali, Colombia. This qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2007, where he was eliminated in the first round. As of November 2009, he is the sixth highest rated player in the USA, with a rating of 2624. In 2007, Akobian was featured on MTV's True Life documentary series, in an episode titled "I'm a Genius". Corus Chess 2010, the 72nd Corus Chess tournament is held from 15 January - 31 January 2010 in Wijk aan Zee. 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. |