In 1988, war broke out between Armenia and its Soviet Republic neighbor of Azerbaijan, over the long-disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. It was another tragedy in a century of tragedies for Armenia, ...

Levon Aronian is progressing in the FIDE World Cup in Goa. This location holds special meaning for the Grandmaster, as he won a crucial junior title there 23 years ago. Aronian's victory in the ...

$400,000 in Prize Money Awarded During Double-Elimination Knockout Tournaments SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 2024 American Cup is one for the history books as 14-year-old International Master (IM) ...

The 2019 Grand Chess Tour is nearing its end, with the conclusion of its seventh leg, the Superbet Rapid & Blitz, held Nov. 6-10 in Bucharest, Romania. After five days of electrifying rapid and blitz ...

The just-concluded WR Masters tournament was one of those rare events where the winner and the runners-up can all be happy with the result. Armenian-born U.S. GM Levon Aronian had one of his best ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian said on Friday he was leaving Armenia and would represent the United States, citing what he said was Armenian officials' indifference to chess as one ...

Americans Sweep First and Second Place in First U.S. Stop of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis U.S. Grandmaster Levon Aronian emerged victorious at the 2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, conquering 27 ...

IMAGE: GM Arjun Erigaisi will take on an in-form Levon Aronian of Armenia. Photograph: Eteri Kublashvili/FIDE Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi will take on an in-form Levon Aronian of Armenia, while P ...

NEW DELHI: In the long and storied history of the Chess World Cup, only two players have managed to lift the trophy twice. India’s very own five-time World Champion Vishwanathan Anand is one of them.