  FIDE president offers to hold chess game in Artsakh November 27, 2012 - 16:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has offered to hold a chess game in Nagorno Karabakh. “There is a high wall at Arab-Israeli border. I propose to place thousands of chess tables and hold a children’s chess game at the still-unfinished section of the construction. I’ve already discussed the issue with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Israeli leadership doesn’t oppose, either. A similar game might be hold in Nagorno Karabakh, with Armenian and Azerbaijani children participating. Chess games perform a peacekeeping mission,” itogi.ru quoted Ilyumzhinov as saying. Partner news  Top stories Berlin will stage the Champions League final for the first time in 2015 and Warsaw will be the venue for the Europa League final. “Our win can’t be called an easy one, we never have easy games” FC Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder said. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news RWB says Nişanyan jail sentence unacceptable  Nişayan's sentence cannot be converted to a financial penalty because of a previous trial, but the writer has the right to appeal.Obama nominates Victoria Nuland for assistant secretary of state Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post.Australian politician slams Turkey’s Gallipoli ban threat “I do not have respect for such excessive comments and actions,” Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council said.Huge quake hits Russia's Far East off Kamchatka Peninsula The epicenter of the quake was located 244 miles west north west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy at a depth of 385 miles. |
