Chess Superpower

[Pazooki]

Re: Chess Superpower

Gratz to Mr. Levon Aronian.

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

Grand Slam Masters Final
Bilbao - Spain
September 6-12, 2009

Standings after final round

1 Levon Aronian 13
2 Alexander Grischuk 8
3 Sergei Karjakin 7
4 Alexei Shirov 3

Note please the huge difference between the first and second places; 5 points.


Congratulations he is becoming as firm as Tigran Petrosyan who was famous in terms of strong defense and rarely lost any game.

[Haykakan]

Re: Chess Superpower

Grats to Aronian. I thought for a while he was declining but it is good to see him on top again.

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

Grand Slam Masters Final
Bilbao - Spain
September 6-12, 2009

Standings after round 5

1 Levon Aronian 12
2 Alexander Grischuk 7
3 Sergei Karjakin 6
4 Alexei Shirov 2

One rounds left.

Aronian won Shirov and regardless of the last round results he is the winner.
Congratulations he is becoming as firm as Tigran Petrosyan who was famous in terms of strong defense and rarely lost any game.

3 - Points per win
1 - Point per draw
0 - Point per loss

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

Grand Slam Masters Final
Bilbao - Spain
September 6-12, 2009

Standings after round 4

1 Levon Aronian 9
2 Alexander Grischuk 6
3 Sergei Karjakin 5
4 Alexei Shirov 2

Two rounds left.

3 - Points per win
1 - Point per draw
0 - Point per loss

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

2nd Women World Team Chess Championship
Ningbo, China, September 2-12, 2009

Standings after Round 8

One round left- Armenia will play against Ukrain

1 China I 11
2 Armenian 10
3 Ukrain 10
4 Poland 10
5 Georgian 9
6 Russian 9
7 India 7
8 American 6
9 China II 6
10 Vietnam 2

Haykakan ours are about at the top. Today they won China team II 2.5 - 1.5

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

Grand Slam Masters Final
Bilbao - Spain
September 6-12, 2009

Standings after round 3

1 Levon Aronian 6
2 Alexander Grischuk 6
3 Sergei Karjakin 4
4 Alexei Shirov 1

Three rounds left.

3 - Points per win
1 - Point per draw
0 - Point per loss

[Haykakan]

Re: Chess Superpower

It is very impressive that Armenia has done so well in both men's and women's chess on the highest level of compitition. I must say that seeing georgia up here is a surprise to me i guess their women are much better then the men in chess.

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

2nd Women World Team Chess Championship
Ningbo, China, September 2-12, 2009

1 Poland 10
2 China I 9
3 Ukrain 8
4 Russian 8
5 Armenian 8
6 Georgian 7
7 India 7
8 American 6
9 China II 6
10 Vietnam 1

Two rounds left.

[gegev]

Re: Chess Superpower

FIDE Grand Prix - Tigran Petrosian 80-th memorial,
Jermuk, Armenia, August 8-23, 2009

Jermuk is a famous Health Resort center (its Mineral water called "Jermuk" is the officially authorized brand of the Kremlin, Moscow); since Soviet Union times,and a Winter Sports base; cable cars available.

Rank after final round 13

1 Ivanchuk Vassily 8.5
2 Aronian Levon 8
3 Gelfand Boris 8
4 Leko Peter 7.5
5 Alekseev Evgeny 7.5
6 Kasimdzhanov Rustam 7.5
7 Karjakin Sergey 7
8 Eljanov Pavel 6.5
9 Bacrot Etienne 6
10 Kamsky Gata 6
11 Jakovenko Dmitry 5
12 Akopian Vladimir 5
13 Inarkiev Ernesto 4.5
14 Cheparinov Ivan 4

Thus Levon Araonian becomes one of the Chessmasters who will play for the Chess Crown.