GM Hrant Melkumyan finishes 6th at Bosna 2012May 12, 2012 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bosna 2012 International Chess Tournament is over in Sarajevo. Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan was defeated by Turkey’s Alexander Ipatov in the last 9th round of the tournament and came 6th with 5.5 points. Viktor Erdos (Hungary) with 6.5 points took the lead in the tournament, with Mikhail Antipov (Russia) and Evgeny Postny (Israel) ranking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. In 2011, Armenian chess player took the second place, with Georgia’s Baadur Jobava becoming tournament winner. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |