 Zaven Andriasian comes 15th in Aeroflot Open blitz tournament February 15, 2013 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Grandmaster Zaven Andriasian showed the best result among the Armenian chess players at the blitz tournament, held as part of Moscow-hosted Aeroflot Open. He scored 12,5 points out of 18 to finish 15th among 269 participants. Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) won the tournament with 15,5 points. The final has been slated for Feb 16-17, with 8 invited chess stars and 8 tournament winners to participate. 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 Israeli security expert says Syrian hacker attack foiled  Israel refuses to comment on the strike but officials at the time said Iranian missiles set for Hezbollah were hit.Gyumri to host Europe Day celebrations The celebrations will feature a small information fair, with EU project representatives to brief the visitors on the initiatives launched.1st Armenian interactive fairy tale available for iPhone/iPod Touch The tale sparked great interest in Diaspora. Such projects, namely interactive version of “Alice in Wonderland”, are popular abroad.Expert says Russian FM’s remarks in context of Madrid Principles No decisive developments will follow the meeting between Russian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, David Jamalyan said. |
