Aronian to face Ivanchuk in Tal Memorial round 3November 18, 2011 - 11:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian holds the 5th place in Tal Memorial standings with 1 point to face Ukraine’s Vassily Ivanchuk in round 3. Ivanchuk along with Ian Nepomniatchi and Magnus Carlsen share 1-3rd positions with 1.5 points each. The other 3rd round pairings are: Boris Gelfand (Israel) – Sergei Karjakin (Russia); Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) – Peter Svidler (Russia); Viswanathan Anand (India) - Ian Nepomniatchi (Russia); Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) – Magnus Carlsen (Norway). 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |