Aronian, Danielian finish 2nd at Botvinnik MemorialSeptember 5, 2011 - 12:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmasters Levon Aronian and Elina Danielian both finished 2nd at the Botvinnik Memorial in Memorial in Moscow, Russia. The men’s tournament was dominated India’s Viswanathan Anand, who gained 4.5 points. Aronian (3 points) was followed by Vladimir Kramnik of Russia (3 points). In women’s event, Lithuania’s Viktorija Čmilytė passed 0.5 point ahead of Danielian to top the standings with 4 points. Pair Aronian-Danielian was defeated by India’s Anand-Koneru, who won the tournament. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |