Aronian defeated by Ivanchuk at Sao Paulo Grand SlamOctober 1, 2011 - 11:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian suffered his first defeated by Vasili Ivanchuk of Ukraine in round 4 of the Sao Paulo Grand Slam Final Masters to retain 2nd place with 5 points. Ivanchuk keeps the lead with 10 points. Viswanathan Anand (India) scored a victory over Francisco Vallejo Pons (Spain) while Magnus Carlsen (Norway) tied the match against Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.). In the next round, Aronian will face Anand, who is currently 3rd. 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”. |