  Armenian GMs to participate in Biel International Chess Festival July 21, 2012 - 16:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From July 23-Augsut 3, Armenian grandmasters Sergei Movsesian and Hrant Melkumyan will participate in Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland. World Number 1 Magnus Carlsen, who has already won twice in Biel (2007 and 2011), will come back for the 2012 edition. Meanwhile, with 7 points out of 9, grandmaster Giorgi Bagaturov (Georgia) came 3rd by additional results at Varna International Open Chess Festival, with Valentin Pambukchyan (Bulgaria) scoring 5,5 points to come 16th. Bulgarian grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov won the championship with 8 points.   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaArmenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
