Elina Danielian scores first win at Fide Women’s Grand Prix![]() July 19, 2012 - 20:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian beat Humpy Koneru (India) at the third round of Fide Women’s Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Lilit Mkrtchian lost to Ruan Lufei (China). Zhao Xue (China) and Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia) scored wins against Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia) and Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) respectively. Hou Yifan (China)- Ju Wenjun (China) and Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia)- Kateryna Lahno (Ukraine) games ended in a draw. Partner news Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points. Partner news |