GM Hrant Melkumyan 5th at Basel OpenJanuary 8, 2013 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan scored 7 points out of 9 to share 3-5 places with Maxim Turov (Russia) and Edouard Romain (France) at the rapid open in Basel, Switzerland. Melkumyan came 5th with additional points. International master Eric Hansen (Canada) and grandmaster Mateusz Bartel (Poland) scored 7,5 points each, with Hansen winning in the tie-break. The tournament brought together 85 chess players, armchess.am reported. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |