The Armenian Observer Blog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Having defeated China, the Armenian national chess team has just won the Champion’s title at the World Chess Olympiad 2008 held in Dresden. Tigran Petrosian defeated Chao Li, bringing the golden point to the Armenian team. The games between the pairs Levon Aronian - Yue Wang, Vladimir Hakobian - Xiangzhi Bu, Gabriel Sargissian - Hua Ni [...]
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
... on a tiebreaker.
"Winning the gold already feels like something we're getting used to," Levon Aronian, first board for Armenia, said with a smile.
Aronian also paid tribute to Karen Asrian, a member of the 2008 team who died suddenly in June at age 28.
"He was our good friend and we were trying to play well for his memory," Aronian said.
For the...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
Pearl Spring Super Tournament Nanjing, China Veselin Topalov g BUL 2791 Vassily Ivanchuk g UKR 2786 Levon Aronian g ARM 2757 Movsesian Sergei g SVK 2732 Peter Svidler g RUS 2727 Bu Xiangzhi g CHI 2714 It will be the strongest chess match ever held in China (Average ELO 2751.6, making it a category 21 tournament) . Prize funds: 250,000€! Official website: http://www.chess-pearlspring.com/site/chess_pk/yindex.htm...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
GM Bu (2714), one of the participants of the upcoming super Nanjing tournament in China. The event will take place from December 10 to 22, 2008 The rest of the field include: Veselin Topalov g BUL 2791 Vassily Ivanchuk g UKR 2786 Levon Aronian g ARM 2757 Movsesian Sergei g SVK 2732 Peter Svidler g RUS 2727 It will be the strongest chess match ever held in China (at least by Elo average,...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
... Boris Gelfand led the way for the Israelis on board one defeating the world's seventh rated player Levon Aronian with Black, exploiting his opponent's weakened king position to win a pawn and then winning the ensuing rook-and-pawn endgame. Israel's other win came from Maxim Rodshtein on board four over Tigan L. Petrosian.The American men put on a strong performance that was probably...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
... Boris Gelfand led the way for the Israelis on board one defeating the world's seventh rated player Levon Aronian with Black, exploiting his opponent's weakened king position to win a pawn and then winning the ensuing rook-and-pawn endgame. Israel's other win came from Maxim Rodshtein on board four over Tigan L. Petrosian.
The American men put on a strong performance that was...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 22/11/2008
... Boris Gelfand led the way for the Israelis on board one defeating the world's seventh rated player Levon Aronian with Black, exploiting his opponent's weakened king position to win a pawn and then winning the ensuing rook-and-pawn endgame. Israel's other win came from Maxim Rodshtein on board four over Tigan L. Petrosian.The American men put on a strong performance that was probably...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... defeated Alexander Grischuk on board three.The other three games were all draws, with Armenian Levon Aronian versus Vladimir Kramnik on board one, Vladimir Akopian versus Peter Svidler on board two, and Tigran L. Petrosian versus Dmitry Jakovenko on board four. The win gave Armenia 6.5 match points out of seven. France, Germany and Israel are tied for second with 6 points. Russia...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... Alexander Grischuk on board three.
The other three games were all draws, with Armenian Levon Aronian versus Vladimir Kramnik on board one, Vladimir Akopian versus Peter Svidler on board two, and Tigran L. Petrosian versus Dmitry Jakovenko on board four.
The win gave Armenia 6.5 match points out of seven. France, Germany and Israel are tied for second with 6 points. Russia...
International - Home (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
A Super GM Six-player double round robin Tournament event will take place in Nanjing, China 10-22 December 2008. The six players: Veselin Topalov g BUL 2791; Vassily Ivanchuk g UKR 2786; Levon Aronian g ARM 2757; Sergei Movsesian g 2732 SVK; Peter Svidler g 2727; Bu Xiangzhi g CHN 2714. It will be the strongest tournament ever held in China (at least by Elo average, 2751.6, making it...
Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
Round 1 in brief by Malcolm Pein Official Olympiad website: http://www.dresden2008.com/ The defending champions Armenia were convincing winners as nearly all the other top seeds struggled. Only Azerbaijan matched Armenia's 4-0 as Levon Aronian crushed Fabiano Caruana in the Anti-Moscow Gambit as Armenia defeated Italy 4-0. Top seeds Russia needed Alexander Morozevich's win to secure...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
... was a 68-move tussle between Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk, rated third in the world, and Armenian Levon Aronian, rated seventh. Both players had their chances in a game that went all the way down to just the two kings on the board when they shook hands.The 13-day 38th Chess Olympiad that started Thursday includes 146 teams in the open division - often referred to as the men's division...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
DRESDEN, Germany Ninth seed Armenia, winner of the last Chess Olympiad, held second seed Ukraine to a 2-2 tie in open division play Sunday, drawing all four games in their match in the fourth round of this year's event.
The highlight of the day was a 68-move tussle between Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk, rated third in the world, and Armenian Levon Aronian, rated seventh. Both players...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 16/11/2008
DRESDEN, Germany—Ninth seed Armenia, winner of the last Chess Olympiad, held second seed Ukraine to a 2-2 tie in open division play Sunday, drawing all four games in their match in the fourth round of this year's event.The highlight of the day was a 68-move tussle between Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk, rated third in the world, and Armenian Levon Aronian, rated seventh. Both players had...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
... was a 68-move tussle between Ukrainian Vassily Ivanchuk, rated third in the world, and Armenian Levon Aronian, rated seventh. Both players had their chances in a game that went all the way down to just the two kings on the board when they shook hands. The 13-day 38th Chess Olympiad that started Thursday includes 146 teams in the open division and 111 in the separate women's division.PassagesReg...
