Topic: chess

LAS VEGAS (freestyle-chess.com) — Levon Aronian captured his first Freestyle Chess Grand Slam crown on Sunday, July 20, at Wynn Las Vegas, defeating Hans Niemann 1.5-0.5 in the Grand Final. According to Freestyle-chess.com,[...]

By Anzhela Sedrakyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN — How can a country like Armenia — surrounded by external threats — consistently educate and shape exceptional young people, who win[...]

WASHINGTON — Back-to-back, Armenian-Americans have won the US Senior Chess Championship for two consecutive years. In 2023, it was Melikset Khachiyan, who also coaches the US Women’s National Team. This[...]

WASHINGTON — With no defeats, Mariam Mkrtchyan ended up winning the silver medal in the World Chess Championship that was taking place in India in the first two weeks of[...]

WASHINGTON — With a final round tomorrow, Armenian chess players perform an awe-inspiring series of matches at the U20 World chess tournament which is taking place in India’s Gujarat. Between[...]

LOUIS, Missouri — GM Levon Aronian won his maiden title at the 2024 American Cup on March 21 at the St. Louis Chess club. He defeated GM Wesley So only[...]

LOUIS, Missouri (Guardian) — The 2022 Champions Showdown 9LX (Fischer Random) in St. Louis proved a horror show for Garry Kasparov, who in his prime as world champion from 1985[...]

YEREVAN (PanARMENIAN.Net) — Armenia’s leading grandmasters will not travel to Azerbaijan to participate in the Chess World Cup to be held in Baku from July 30 to August 24, Vice[...]

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (PanARMENIAN.Net) — Armenian grandmaster Gabriel Sargissian came in the third at the international tournament Rustam Kasymzhanov Cup which wrapped in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on March 29. With a total[...]

YEREVAN — Not everyone in life finds their calling, but for 15-year-old Emin Ohanyan, chess has always been an essential part of his existence. His chess journey started at the[...]