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    Emil Lazarian
  • 7 years ago
    • Categories: 2018

Chess: Candidates Tournament 2018: Armenia’s Aronian draws with Mamedyarov

Panorama, Armenia
Sport 14:08 21/03/2018 Armenia

Armenian GM Levon Aronian played draw against Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan at round 9 of FIDE Candidates Tournament 2018 underway in Berlin, Germany.

The Wesley So-Alexander Grischuk match was also drawn, the Chess Federation of Armenia told Panorama.am. Fabiano Caruana, the sole leader of the tournament, had a good chance to beat Ding Liren of China, but a couple of oversights cost him his advantage and the game ended in a draw.

The round was victorious only for Sergey Karjakin, who outplayed Vladimir Kramnik.

After nine rounds, Caruana continues to solely lead the table with 6 points. Mamedyarov comes the second with 5.5 points, followed by Grischuk, who has collected 5 points. Aronian, Kramnik and So share the 6-8 spots with 3.5 points apiece.

Wednesday is a rest day. The tournament resumes on Thursday with Round 10, with Aronian set to face Kramnik. 

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