Levon Aronian Beats Viswanathan Anand With Blacks In Grand Slam Ches

LEVON ARONIAN BEATS VISWANATHAN ANAND WITH BLACKS IN GRAND SLAM CHESS TOURNAMENT

Noyan Tapan

Se p 11, 2008

BILBAO, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. In the 8th round of the Grand
Slam chess tournament being held in the city of Bilbao, Spain, held
on September 10, Levon Aronian (Armenia) with blacks beat Viswanathan
Anand (India), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) beat Magnus Carlsen (Norway)
and Vasily Ivanchuk (Ukraine) beat Temur Rajabov (Azerbaijan).

Veselin Topalov is tournament’s leader with 13 points after 8
rounds. L. Aronian has gained 12 points and is in the second
place. M. Carlsen, V. Ivanchuk have 11 points each, V. Anand and
T. Rajabov have 6 points each.

September 11 is announced a rest day in the tournament. L. Aronian
will compete with Ivanchuk with blacks in the 9th round scheduled
for September 12.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=117310

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