By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, October 8 – According to the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Armenian chess player Levon Aronian is rated the third best chess player in the world. The list of the top 5 players includes the Norwegian Magnus Carlsen in first place, followed by Indian Viswanathan Anand, Aronian, Bulgarian Veselin Topalov and Russian [...]

By Alexander Tagvoryan YEREVAN, June 29 —The 4th tournament of FIDE Women’s Grand Prix is being held in Jermuk, Armenia until July 5. The tournament officially started on June 24. Twelve players are taking part in the tournament: Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia), Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia), Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia), Elina Danielian (Armenia), Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia), Hou Yifan [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti Armenia), June 24–The Armenian Chess Federation intends to turn Jermuk into a world chess center, said its vice president, Grandmaster Smbat Lputian, at the opening of the Fourth Tournament of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix. The FIDE Women’s Grand Prix will take place in Jermuk from June 23 to July 5. The Men’s FIDE Grand [...]

YEREVAN (Tert.am), April 30–Armenian chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan celebrated her first victory in the Women’s FIDE Grand Prix competition in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, by defeating Chinese player Hu Zao with black figures. While Mkrtchyan is on the winning side another Armenian player, Elina Danielyan, is having a poor performance, losing to Swedish Pia Kramling with white [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), February 19—Armenian chessmaster Levon Aronyan has taken second place in the Chess Super-Tournament in Linares, Spain, the official site of the tournament informs. Aronyan called a draw with Boris Gelfand (Israel) in the fifth round of the Linares tournament. All five games played by Aronyan on this tournament ended in draws. In the [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti-Armenia), February 17—Armenian chess master Levon Aronyan claimed a draw with Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijan) in the fourth round of the chess super-tournament in Linares, Spain. Aronyan was playing black chess pieces, the official site of the tournament informs. It’s interesting that Aronyan played a draw in all his four games of the tournament. During [...]

YEREVAN (Novosti Armenia), January 29 –Avetik Grigoryan became the winner of the 70th Chess Championship of Armenia, and Anahit Haratyan became the winners of 65th Chess championship among women, according to the official site of the Chess Federation of Armenia. The winner among the men was defined in advance, and Grigoryan was already celebrating his [...]