Armenian chess player Anait Tchougourian (France) gained 5 points of 7 and won the first place in the Women League Championship, Rhone.
 

Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian has 4,5 points after 6 rounds in the 5th Gibtelecom Masters Tournament, Great Britain. Akopian is staying behind the leaders: GMs Efimenko (Ukraine), M. Gurevich (Turkey), Kuzubov (Ukraine), Milov (Switzerland), I. Sokolov (Netherlands), Sulskis (Lithuania), only with 0,5 point.

You may follow the games from 19:00 (Yerevan time) on our website online
 

Armenian GM Melikset Khachiyan (USA) and IM Andranik Matikozyan (Armenia) gained 5,5 points of 7 and shared the 1-2nd places in Western Class Championship, held in Agoura Hills, California, USA.
 

Levon Aronian (in the centre) won the Corus main prize.

Armenian GM Levon Aronian gained 8,5 points of 13 and took the first place in the Corus tournament held in Wijk aan Zee.

 GMs Topalov (Bulgaria) and Radjabov (Azerbaijan) gained the same points but Aronian took the lead over them with extra factors.

Final Standings:
grandmaster group A
1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744 8.5  54,25
2. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2783 8.5  51,00
3. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2729 8.5  50,00
4. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 8.0
5. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 7.5
6. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2728 7.0
7. Navara, David g CZE 2719 6.5
8. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2678 6.5
9. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2723 6.0
10. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2647 5.0
11. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2667 5.0
12. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2683 5.0
13. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2690 4.5
14. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2715 4.5

grandmaster group B
1. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2675 9.0
2. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2658 8.0  54,25
3. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2644 8.0  51,00
4. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2691 8.0  47,75
5. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2573 8.0  46,25
6. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2594 7.5
7. Stellwagen, Daniel g NED 2585 7.0
8. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2658 7.0
9. Smeets, Jan g NED 2538 6.0
10. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2638 5.5
11. Atalik, Suat g TUR 2586 4.5
12. Werle, Jan g NED 2566 4.5
13. Kosintseva, Tatiana m RUS 2474 4.0
14. Georgiev, Vladimir g MKD 2525 4.0

Round 13
Results of grandmaster group A
R. Ponomariov - A. Motylev    ½-½
V. Anand - D. Navara                    ½-½
L. Aronian - S. Tiviakov          1-0
M. Carlsen - A. Shirov               ½-½
P. Svidler - Karjakin                  0-1
V. Kramnik - L. van Wely          1-0
T. Radjabov - V. Topalov         ½-½

Results of grandmaster group B
J. Werle - D. Jakovenko                          0-1
V. Bologan - S. Atalik                            ½-½
D. Stellwagen - Bu Xiangzhi               ½-½
E. L’Ami - G. Sargissian                       ½-½
J. Smeets - F. Nijboer                             ½-½
M. Vachier-Lagrave - V. Georgiev  ½-½
P. Eljanov - T. Kosintseva                   1-0
 

Armenian GMs Levon Aronian and Gabriel Sargissian take part in Corus Tournament which is being held on January 13-28, 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Aronian plays in group A and Sargissian in group B. You may follow the games on our website online
 

GM Karen Asrian  had a victory over GM Tigran Kotanjian in the additional match with score 2:0 and became Armenian champion 2007.
 

The Highest Leagues of Armenian Men and Women Championships are being held in Yerevan. Games in PGN

Results, Round 11
Men
Minasian Ara - Minasian Art.  1/2
Yegiazarian - Asrian  1/2
Pashikian - Andriasian Z.  1/2
Petrosian T.L. - Karatorossian  1:0
Kotanjian - Nalbandian  1:0
Chibukhchian - Anastasian  1/2
 

GM Karen Asrian and GM Tigran Kotanjian each gained 7,5 points of 9 and shared 1-2 places in Armenian 67th Championship. An additional match will be held among them on January 28 to decide the champion of Armenia.

GM Tigran L. Petrosian won the bronze medal
 

Armenian GMs Levon Aronian and Gabriel Sargissian take part in Corus Tournament which is being held on January 13-28, 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Aronian plays in group A and Sargissian in group B. You may follow the games on our website beginning 16:30 (Yerevan time) online

Round 12 - Saturday the 27th
Schedule of grandmaster group A
A. Motylev - T. Radjabov
V. Topalov - V. Kramnik
L. van Wely - P. Svidler
S. Karjakin - M. Carlsen
A. Shirov - L. Aronian
S. Tiviakov - V. Anand
D. Navara - R. Ponomariov

Schedule of grandmaster group B
D. Jakovenko - P. Eljanov
T. Kosintseva - M. Vachier-Lagrave
V. Georgiev - J. Smeets
F. Nijboer - E. L’Ami
G. Sargissian - D. Stellwagen
Bu Xiangzhi - V. Bologan
S. Atalik - J. Werle

Standings after round 11:
grandmaster group A
1. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2783 7.5
2. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2744 7.0
3. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2728 7.0
4. Radjabov, Teimour g AZE 2729 7.0
5. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2766 6.5
6. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2779 6.5
7. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2723 5.5
8. Navara, David g CZE 2719 5.0
9. Karjakin, Sergey g UKR 2678 5.0
10. Motylev, Alexander g RUS 2647 4.5
11. Tiviakov, Sergei g NED 2667 4.5
12. Van Wely, Loek g NED 2683 4.0
13. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2690 3.5
14. Shirov, Alexei g ESP 2715 3.5

grandmaster group B
1. Eljanov, Pavel g UKR 2675 7.5
2. Sargissian, Gabriel g ARM 2658 6.5
3. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2573 6.5
4. L'Ami, Erwin g NED 2594 6.5
5. Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2644 6.5
6. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS 2691 6.5
7. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2658 6.5
8. Stellwagen, Daniel g NED 2585 6.5
9. Smeets, Jan g NED 2538 5.5
10. Nijboer, Friso g NED 2638 4.5
11. Kosintseva, Tatiana m RUS 2474 4.0
12. Werle, Jan g NED 2566 4.0
13. Atalik, Suat g TUR 2586 3.5
14. Georgiev, Vladimir g MKD 2525 2.5

Round 11
Results of grandmaster group A
D. Navara - A. Motylev                 ½-½
R. Ponomariov - S. Tiviakov    ½-½
V. Anand - A. Shirov                       ½-½
L. Aronian - S. Karjakin            1-0
M. Carlsen - L. van Wely            ½-½
P. Svidler - V. Topalov              1-0
V. Kramnik - T. Radjabov            ½-½

Results of grandmaster group B
S. Atalik - D. Jakovenko                   ½-½
J. Werle - Bu Xiangzhi                         ½-½
V. Bologan - G. Sargissian               0-1
D. Stellwagen - F. Nijboer               1-0
E. L’Ami - V. Georgiev                          1-0
J. Smeets - T. Kosintseva                  1-0
M. Vachier-Lagrave - P. Eljanov   0-1
 

Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian had three successive victories in the 5th Gibtelecom Masters Tournament, Great Britain. Akopian has 3 points of 4 and is on the 8th place now.

The leader is GM I. Sokolov (Netherlands) with 4 points. GMs Adams (England), Areshchenko (Ukraine), Epishin (Russia), M. Gurevich (Turkey), Kuzubov (Ukraine), Roiz (Israel) have 3,5 points each.

You may follow the games from 19:00 (Yerevan time) on our website online
 

The Highest Leagues of Armenian Men and Women Championships are being held in Yerevan. Games in PGN

Results, Round 10
Men
Anastasian - Minasian Ara  1/2
Minasian Art. - Yegiazarian  1/2
Asrian - Pashikian  1/2
Andriasian Z. - Petrosian T.L.  1/2
Karatorossian - Kotanjian  0:1
Nalbandian - Chibukhchian  1:0

Results, Round 9
Women
Alaverdian - Kharatian  0:1
Aginian - Aghabekian  0:1
Darbinyan A. - Gasparian M.  1:0
Gasparian N. - Galojan  0:1
Darbinian N. - Andriasian S.  0:1
 

WIM Siranush Andriasian had a victory over Liana Aghabekian in the additional match with score 2:0 and became Armenian woman champion 2007.
 

IM Siranush Andriasian and Liana Aghabekian each gained 7 points of 9 and shared 1-2 places in Armenian Women 61st Championship. An additional match will be held among them on January 25 to decide the champion of Armenia.

IM Lilit Galojan won the bronze medal
 

Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian takes part in the 5th Gibtelecom Masters Tournament which is being held on January 23-February 1 in Gibraltar, Great Britain. The other outstanding tournament participants are GMs Adams, Milov, K. Georgiev, Nakamura, Areshchenko, M. Gurevich, Spraggett, I. Sokolov, Korchnoi, Sutovsky, Efimenko, Tregubov, Ehlvest, Roiz.

You may follow the games from 19:00 (Yerevan time) on our website online
 

Armenian GMs Levon Aronian and Gabriel Sargissian take part in Corus Tournament which is being held on January 13-28, 2007 in Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands. Aronian plays in group A and Sargissian in group B. You may follow the games on our website online

Here are the lists of participants:
Participants grandmaster group A
   Name            Country Rating Position
GM Veselin Topalov   BUL    2783  1        Biography
GM Viswanathan Anand IND    2779  2        Biography
GM Vladimir Kramnik  RUS    2766  3        Biography
GM Levon Aronian     ARM    2744  7        Biography
GM Teymour Radjabov  AZE    2729  11       Biography
GM Peter Svidler     RUS    2728  12       Biography
GM Ruslan Ponomariov UKR    2723  14       Biography
GM David Navara      CZE    2719  15       Biography
GM Alexey Shirov     ESP    2715  17       Biography
GM Magnus Carlsen    NOR    2690  24       Biography
GM Loek van Wely     NED    2683  26       Biography
GM Sergey Tiviakov   NED    2682  27       Biography
GM Sergey Karjakin   UKR    2678  29       Biography
GM Alexander Motylev RUS    2647  58       Biography
Average rating : 2719
Category : 19

Participants grandmaster group B
   Name               Country Rating Position
GM Dmitry Jakovenko     RUS    2691  23     Biography
GM Pavel Eljanov        UKR    2675  33     Biography
GM Viorel Bologan       MLD    2658  46     Biography
GM Gabriel Sargissian   ARM    2658  46     Biography
GM Bu Xiangzhi          CHN    2644  63     Biography
GM Friso Nijboer        NED    2638  74     Biography
GM Erwin L’Ami          NED    2594  157    Biography
GM Suat Atalik          TUR    2586  187    Biography
GM Daniel Stellwagen    NED    2585  191    Biography
GM Maxime Vachier-LagravFRA    2573  234    Biography
GM Jan Werle            NED    2566  255    Biography
GM Jan Smeets           NED    2538  402    Biography
GM Vladimir Georgiev    MKD    2525  498    Biography
IM Tatiana Kosintseva   RUS    2474  958    Biography
Average rating : 2600
Category : 14
 

The High League of Armenian Men and Women Championships, 2007 starts on January 16 in Yerevan. Tournament results, standings, photos and other material will be placed on our website. You may also get acquainted with the games of the championships. Games in PGN
 

Armenian chess player Armen Arakelov (USA) gained 6 points of 7 and shared 1-4th places in the 16th North American Open, Section U2000. The tournament was being held in Las Vegas, USA.

102 chess players were taking part in the tournament.
 

Armenian IM Tigran Gharamian (France) gained 6,5 points of 9 and shared 3-9th places in the 27th Bethune Open, France.

GMs Vladimir Burmakin (Russia) and Erwin L'Ami (Netherlands) shared 1-2nd places each with 7 points.

114 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian chess player Armen Petrossian (France) gained 7 points of 9 and won the first prize in Winter Open held in Marseilles, France.

62 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

"Rahahan" chess club the first board of which is Armenian GM Tigran L. Petrosian has won in Iran Team Championship.
 

Armenian IM Ashot Nadanian gained 5,5 points of 9 and shared 16-27 places in the 3rd Open held in Singapore. The first prize went to GM Zhang Pengxiang (China) with 7,5 points.

95 chess players were taking part in the tournament.
 

The Elista FIDE Office announces publication on the 1st January 2007 FIDE Rating List effective 1st January to 31th March.

The new ratings of chess players of Armenia are available in our link Ratings by January 1, 2007.
 

The 1st ACP World Rapid Cup is scheduled to take place 4th to 8th January 2007 in Odessa, Ukraine. The event, organized by Bank Pivdennyi, is the final stage of the ACP Tour. The prize fund of the tournament amounts to 136,000 USD. Those who gained the right to participate in the 1st ACP World Rapid Cup are the 14 players who performed best in the ACP Tours held in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006.

You may follow World Rapid Cup games online