Aronian defeats Gelfand in Tata Steel 12th round January 28, 2012 - 22:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Boris Gelfand of Israel in the 12th round of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. Aronian keeps the lead with 8.5 points to face Azerbaijan’s Teimour Rajabov in the last round. Rajabov has 7.5 points and shares the 2nd-3rd places with Magnus Carlsen of 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 | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |