  Sergei Movsesian wins gold at Biel’s Swiss Rapid Chess Championships July 24, 2012 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmasters Sergei Movsesian and Hrant Melkumyan won gold and silver at Biel-hosted Swiss Rapid Chess Championships. The chess players scored 7,5 points each out of 9 to share 1-2 places. However, the tie-break points brought Movsesian the fist place, to be followed by Melkumyan, armchess.am said. Partner news  Top stories 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 |  Latest news “Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth to headline “Aurora Rising” action flick  A surfer who becomes a fighter pilot is recruited to be part of an elite team to test a new generation of aircraft just as an int’l conflict begins."Teen Wolf" star Dylan O'Brien to topline DreamWorks' "Glimmer" O'Brien is currently filming the lead role in Fox's adaptation of bestselling novel "The Maze Runner."Jordan turns away Syrian refugees in border clampdown A Western diplomat linked the closure to security measures before "Friends of Syria" meeting in Amman.Iraq resumes investigation into Russian arms deal Iraqi Prime Minister signed an arms package purchase agreement with Russia worth $4.2 billion during a visit to Moscow in October 2012. |
