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 of the reasons.

Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian said on Friday that he is leaving Armenia and will compete for the United States, citing what he said was Armenian officials’ indifference to chess as one of the ...

Three years later, shortly after the Soviet Union collapsed and Armenia became an independent nation, Levon Aronian, under Khachiyan’s tutelage, quit school to focus on chess full time.

Armenian superstar GM Levon Aronian, who has anchored his small nation to three Olympiad team gold medals, announced last week he was moving to St. Louis and will soon play under the American flag.

Although chess is a popular sport in Armenia — led by Aronian, the country’s team won gold in the 2006, 2008 and 2012 Chess Olympics — Aronian said he was still bullied as a child.

Armenian-born U.S. GM Levon Aronian had one of his best results in years, winning the Dusseldorf event by defeating Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi and Indian prodigy GM D. Gukesh in a rapid playoff ...

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 of the reasons ...

MOSCOW - 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 ...

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 of the reasons.