  Grigor-Sevak Mkhitarian 8th in Continental Chess Tournament October 22, 2012 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Grandmaster Grigor-Sevak Mkhitarian (Brazil) came 8th in Argentina-hosted 7th Continental Chess Tournament. Mkhitarian, who led the tournament until the last round, lost to Argentina’s Diego Flores to come 8th with 8 points. Peru’s Julio Granda won the championship. Continental Chess Tournament brought together 150 players, with 18 grandmasters among them. 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 Regional flights canceled as Alaska volcano spews ash  The lava from its 8,261-foot (2,518-meter) peak has also created huge steam clouds on meeting the mountain's snow.Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth May 31 The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes.Powerful roadside bomb kills 6 policemen in Afghanistan Insurgents often use makeshift land mines to target both Afghan government officials and international forces in Afghanistan.Kerry may attend signing of $2.1bn arms deal during Oman visit "It's basically a chance to do a signals check with an important ally," said a second senior State Department official. |
