GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan climbs 3rd at World Junior U20 ChampionshipsAugust 7, 2012 - 10:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan beat China’s Yi Wei in Athens-hosted World Junior U20 Chess Championships round 5 to climb to the 3rd place with 4,5 points. Meanwhile, Karen Grigoryan and Vahe Baghdasaryan scored wins against Oliver Mihok (Hungary) and Anton Podolsky (Ukraine) respectively. In the 6th round, Ter-Sahakyan will face off against China’s Yu Yangyi, with Grigoryan and Baghdasaryan to rival Yaroslav Zherebukh (Ukraine) and Aleksandar Indjic (Serbia) respectively. Shushanna Sargsyan lost to Lisa Schut (Netherlands) in Girls U20 5th round. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |