  Armenian GMs tie Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 7 games July 25, 2012 - 12:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmasters Elina Danielian and Lilit Mkrtchian tied their Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 7 games against Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) and Ruan Lufei (China) respectively. After round 7, Danielian is placed 6th with 3,5 points; Mkrtchian is 8th. China’s Ju Wenjun is leading the tournament with 5 points, followed by Hou Yifan (China) and Ruan Lufei with 4,5 points each. In round 8, Danielian will face off against Zhao Xue (China); Mkrtchian will rival Ekaterina Kovalevskaya (Russia). Partner news  Top stories 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. European Individual Chess Championship ended in Polish town of Legnica, with 24 chess players winning World Cup qualifications.   Partner news |  Latest news Israel calling off UNESCO mission to Jerusalem  "Israel has cancelled the delegation," which was due to have arrived the same day, a foreign ministry official said.1st look at Idris Elba as Nelson Mandela in "Long Walk to Freedom" The Golden Globe-winning Luther actor has been paired up with Bond girl Naomie Harris, who will play Winnie Mandela.Dagestan twin blasts leave 3 killed, 40 injured An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years.North Korea missile launch series enters third day “North Korea again launched a short-range projectile that appears to be a KN-02 missile,” said a ministry official. |
