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30-Sep-2007

World Championship in Mexico

Final Standings
1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2792 9.0
2. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2769 8.0
3. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 8.0
4. Leko, Peter g HUN 2751 7.0
5. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2735 6.5
6. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2758 6.0
7. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2750 6.0
8. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2726 5.5

Round 14
Anand, Viswanathan - Leko, Peter 1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Aronian, Levon 1-0
Svidler, Peter - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris 1/2

Round 13
Gelfand, Boris - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Leko, Peter - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Aronian, Levon - Svidler, Peter 1/2
Grischuk, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2

Round 12
Kramnik, Vladimir - Leko, Peter 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Aronian, Levon - Gelfand, Boris 0-1
Svidler, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2

Round 11
Anand, Viswanathan - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Gelfand, Boris - Svidler, Peter 1/2
Leko, Peter - Aronian, Levon 1/2
Grischuk, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2

Round 10
Gelfand, Boris - Leko, Peter 1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
Aronian, Levon - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Svidler, Peter - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2

Round 9
Anand, Viswanathan - Aronian, Levon 1/2
Leko, Peter - Svidler, Peter 1/2
Morozevich, Alexander - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander - Gelfand, Boris 1-0

Round 8
Gelfand, Boris - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
Leko, Peter - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Aronian, Levon - Morozevich, Alexander 1/2
Svidler, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2

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25-Sep-2007

Tigran Gharamian's Success

Armenian IM Tigran Gharamian (France) gained 8 points of 9 and won the 1st place in the 15th Open, held in Nikea, Greece. Gharamian left behind GMs Banikas (Greece), Petkov (Bulgaria), Malakhatko (Belgium), Westerinen (Finland) particularly.

341 chess players took part in the tournament.

25-Sep-2007

Sevag Mekhitarian's Success

Armenian IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) gained 5 points of 6 and won the 1st place in a tournament, held in Goyania, Brazil.

52 chess players took part in the tournament.

24-Sep-2007

Karen Grigoryan's Bronze Medal

Armenian chess player Karen Grigoryan gained 7 points of 9 and won a bronze medal in B12 group in the 17th European Youth Championship, held in Sibenik, Croatia.

24-Sep-2007

Hovik Khalikian's Success

Armenian chess player FM Hovik Khalikian gained 6 points of 7 and took the 2nd place in Traunsee Open, held in Gmunden, Austria. Khalikian had no looses and stayed behind the winner GM Davit Shengelia (Georgia) only with 0,5 point.

47 chess players took part in the tournament .

21-Sep-2007

World Championship in Mexico

Standings after First Half
1. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2792 5.0
2. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2733 4.5
3. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2769 4.0
4. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2726 3.5
5. Leko, Peter g HUN 2751 3.0
6. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2750 3.0
7. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2735 2.5
8. Morozevich, Alexander g RUS 2758 2.5

Round 7
Anand, Viswanathan - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0
Kramnik, Vladimir - Gelfand, Boris 1/2
Svidler, Peter - Aronian, Levon 1/2
Morozevich, Alexander - Leko, Peter 1/2

Round 6
Aronian, Levon - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Grischuk, Alexander - Svidler, Peter 1/2
Leko, Peter - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
Gelfand, Boris - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0

Round 5
Anand, Viswanathan - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Grischuk, Alexander - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Leko, Peter - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Gelfand, Boris - Aronian, Levon 1-0

Round 4
Kramnik, Vladimir - Grischuk, Alexander 1/2
Aronian, Levon - Leko, Peter 1-0
Morozevich, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan 1/2
Svidler, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 1/2

Round 3
Morozevich, Alexander - Svidler, Peter 1-0
Anand, Viswanathan - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Grischuk, Alexander - Aronian, Levon 1/2
Leko, Peter - Gelfand, Boris 1/2

Round 2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Morozevich, Alexander 1-0
Gelfand, Boris    - Grischuk, Alexander   1/2
Svidler, Peter    - Leko, Peter           1/2
Aronian, Levon    - Anand, Viswanathan    0-1

Round 1
Anand, Viswanathan    - Gelfand, Boris 1/2
Grischuk, Alexander   - Leko, Peter     1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir     - Svidler, Peter 1/2
Morozevich, Alexander - Aronian, Levon 1/2

You may follow World Championship's games at our website on game days beginning 24:00 (Yerevan time) Online1 Online2 PGN

16-Sep-2007

Vl. Akopian and S. Movsesian in Karlovy Vary Tournament

SERGEI MOVSESIAN	SVK	2667	-	1	1/2	1/2	1/2	1	1/2	1/2	4.5
VIKTOR KORCHNOI	SUI	2610	0	-	0	0	1/2	0	1/2	1/2	1.5
RUSLAN PONOMARIOV	UKR	2706	1/2	1	-	1/2	1	1/2	1/2	1/2	4.5
ALEXEI SHIROV	ESP	2735	1/2	1	1/2	-	0	1/2	0	1	3.5
VIKTOR LAZNICKA	CZE	2594	1/2	1/2	0	1	-	1/2	1/2	0	3
DAVID NAVARA	CZE	2656	0	1	1/2	1/2	1/2	-	1	1/2	4
JAN TIMMAN	NED	2560	1/2	1/2	1/2	1	1/2	0	-	0	3
VLADIMIR AKOPIAN	ARM	2708	1/2	1/2	1/2	0	1	1/2	1	-	4

Final Standings
1. Movsesian, Sergei g SVK 2667 4.5
2. Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 2706 4.5
3. Akopian, Vladimir g ARM 2708 4.0
4. Navara, David      g CZE 2656 4.0
5. Shirov, Alexei     g ESP 2735 3.5
6. Laznicka, Viktor   g CZE 2594 3.0
7. Timman, Jan H      g NED 2560 3.0
8. Korchnoi, Viktor   g SUI 2610 1.5

You may follow the Karlovy Vary tournament games beginning 17:00 (Yerevan time) at our website online

13-Sep-2007

World Championship in Mexico

Armenian GM Levon Aronian participates in World Championship, held in Mexico on September 12-30, 2007. GMs Kramnik, Morozevich, Svidler, Grischuk (Russia), Anand (India), Leko (Hungary), Gelfand (Israel) are Aronian's competitors.

The event is double round robin. The game days are September 13-16, 18-21, 23-25, 27-29. In case of necessity a tiebreak will be held on September 30.

You may follow World Championship's games at our website on game days beginning 24:00 (Yerevan time) Online1 Online2

8-Sep-2007

Vl. Akopian and S. Movsesian in Karlovy Vary Tournament

Armenian GMs Vladimir Akopian and Sergey Movsesian (Slovakia) take part in Grandmaster Round Robin Tournament, held on September 8-15 in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Ponomariov (Ukraine), Korchnoi (Switzerland), Timman (Netherlands), Shirov (Spain), Navara and Laznicka (Czech Republic) are the other participants of the tournament.

The event is dedicated to the centenary of Carlsbad historical tournament.

You may follow the Karlovy Vary tournament games beginning 17:00 (Yerevan time) at our website online

8-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Istanbul Tournament

Armenian GMs Arman Pashikian and Davit Arutinian (Georgia) gained 7,5 points of 9 and shared the 2-12th places in the 6th International Tournament, held in Istanbul, Turkey. Pashikian and Arutinian stayed behind the winner GM Mikhail Gurevich (Turkey) only with 0,5 point.

IM Levon Babujian and David Kalashian gained 7 points each, IM Georgi Arzumanian 6,5, Aghasi Inants 6, Armen Grigorev (Georgia) 5,5, Harutun Hagop Kebabciyan (Turkey) 3,5 points.

8-Sep-2007

Karen Movsziszian in Albacete Tournament

Armenian GM Karen Movsziszian gained 7 points of 9 and took the 3rd place in the 15th Open, held in Albacete, Spain.

GM Vladimir Burmakin (Russia) won the 1st prize with 8 points.

7-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Istanbul Tournament

Armenian GMs Arman Pashikian, Davit Arutinian (Georgia) and IM Georgi Arzumanian have 6,5 points of 8 in the 6th International Tournament, held in Istanbul, Turkey. IM Levon Babujian and David Kalashian have 6 points each.

The leader is GM Mikhail Gurevich (Turkey) with 7,5 points.

One round is left before the end of the tournament.

7-Sep-2007

Karen Movsziszian in Albacete Tournament

Armenian GM Karen Movsziszian has 6 points of 8 and is on the 3rd place in the 15th Open, held in Albacete, Spain.

The leader is GM Vladimir Burmakin (Russia) with 7,5 points.

One round is left before the end of the tournament.

6-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Istanbul Tournament

Armenian chess player IM Georgi Arzumanian has 6 points of 7 in the 6th International Tournament, held in Istanbul, Turkey. Arzumanian stays behind the leader GM Eldar Gasanov (Ukraine) with one point.

GMs Arman Pashikian and Davit Arutinian (Georgia) have 5,5, IM Levon Babujian and David Kalashian 5 points each.

Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.

6-Sep-2007

Karen Movsziszian in Albacete Tournament

Armenian GM Karen Movsziszian has 5 points of 7 and is on the 6th place in the 15th Open, held in Albacete, Spain. Movsziszian stays behind the leader GM Vladimir Burmakin (Russia) with 1,5 points.

Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.

5-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Istanbul Tournament

Armenian chess player IM Georgi Arzumanian has 6 points of 6 and shares the 1-2nd places with GM Eldar Gasanov (Ukraine) in the 6th International Tournament, held in Istanbul, Turkey.

GMs Arman Pashikian, Davit Arutinian (Georgia) as well as David Kalashian have 5 points each.

Three rounds are left before the end of the tournament.

The central game of the 7th round is Gasanov - Arzumanian.

5-Sep-2007

Karen Movsziszian in Albacete Tournament

Armenian GM Karen Movsziszian has 4 points of 5 and is on the 2nd place in the 15th Open, held in Albacete, Spain. Movsziszian stays behind the leader GM Vladimir Burmakin (Russia) with one point.

Four rounds are left before the end of the tournament.

108 chess players take part in the tournament.

4-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Istanbul Tournament

Armenian chess players GM Arman Pashikian and IM Georgi Arzumanian have 5 points of 5 each and are among the leaders in the 6th International Tournament, held in Istanbul, Turkey. GMs Magalashvili, Pantsulaia (Georgia), Guseinov (Azerbaijan) and Gasanov (Ukraine) have the same results.

GM Davit Arutinian (Georgia) has 4,5 and young chess players Aghasi Inants and David Kalashian 4 points each.

Four rounds are left before the end of the tournament.

One of the central games of the 6th round is Pashikian - Arzumanian.

4-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Rudenko Memorial

Armenian chess players Liana Aghabekian and WIM Siranush Andriasian gained 5 points of 9 each and took the 13th and the 14th places in Woman Open Tournament - Rudenko Memorial, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

WGM Natalija Pogonina (Russia) won the 1st prize with 8 points.

40 chess players took part in the tournament..

3-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Istanbul Tournament

Armenian chess players GMs Arman Pashikian, Davit Arutinian (Georgia), IM Georgi Arzumanian have 4 points of 4 each and are among the leaders in the 6th International Tournament, held in Istanbul, Turkey.

IM Levon Babujian, David Kalashian, Aghasi Inants have 3, Armen Grigoriev (Georgia) and Harutun Hagop Kebabciyan (Turkey) 2 points each.

Five rounds are left before the end of the tournament.

3-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Kalamaria Tournament

Armenian chess players GM Tigran Kotanjian gained 6,5, WGM Nelly Aginian and David Zakarian 6 points of 9 each in the 4th Open, held in Kalamaria, Greece.

The 1st prize went to GM Vasilios Kotronias (Greece) with 8 points.

3-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Rudenko Memorial

Armenian chess players GM Tigran Kotanjian gained 6,5, WGM Nelly Aginian and David Zakarian 6 points of 9 each in the 4th Open, held in Kalamaria, Greece.

The 1st prize went to GM Vasilios Kotronias (Greece) with 8 points.

3-Sep-2007

Armenian Chess Players in Rudenko Memorial

Armenian chess players WIM Siranush Andriasian and Liana Aghabekian have 4 points of 8 each in Woman Open Tournament - Rudenko Memorial, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

WGM Natalija Pogonina (Russia) won the 1st prize with 7,5 points.

One round is left before the end of the tournament.