  Armenia to face Iran in World Chess Olympiad Women tournament round 9 September 6, 2012 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 9th round pairings of Istanbul-hosted World Chess Olympiad have been announced with Armenian women’s team to face off against Iran. The board pairings were named as follows: Elina Danielian-Atousa Pourkashiyan, Lilit Mkrtchian-Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, Lilit Galojan-Ghazal Hakimifard, Maria Kursova- Shayesteh Ghaderpour. After the 8th round, Armenian team has gained 12 points to be placed 10th, while Iran is 17th. Partner news  Top stories As an amateur, 31-year-old Hovhannisyan gained extensive international experience and was a four-time Armenian National Champion. Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Syria's main opposition group opens key talks in Istanbul  The meeting starts a day after backers of the anti-Assad uprising gathered in Jordan to push for peace in Syria.“Delivery Man” comedy trailer features Vince Vaughn (video) In the film, Vince Vaughn is a slacker who learns he’s fathered over 500 children as a result of a sperm bank snafu.Google buys kite-power generator The deal comes as Makani carries out the first fully autonomous flights of robot kites bearing its power-generating propellers.Gas price likely to be set at AMD 156 per cubic meter Earlier, ArmRosgazprom CJSC addressed Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission with an offer to reconsider natural gas prices. |
