Chess: Armenia’s Aronian snatches another win at Gibraltar Chess Festival

Emil Lazarian 2018
Panorama, Armenia
Jan 30 2018

Armenian GM Levon Aronian has claimed another victory at Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival 2018 (10 rounds, Swiss system), defeating Nigel Short of England at Round 7 of the chess tournament held on Monday.

Another Armenian representative Lilit Mkrtchian did not play at the seventh round and was granted half a point as prescribed by the tournament regulations, the National Olympic Committee reported.

After seven rounds, Aronian holds the 7th spot with 5.5 points. Lilit Mkrtchian comes 88th with 4 points.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS