  Mkrtchian currently 13th at European Individual Chess Championship July 29, 2013 - 10:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Lilit Mkrtchian tied a game against Bela Khotenashvili of Georgia in the 6th round of European Individual Women’s Chess Championship in Belgrade. She is currently 13th with 4.5 points. Georgia’s Nino Khurtsidze tops the standings with 5.5 points. Lilit Galian scored a victory over Daiva Batyte (Lithuania) to be placed 43th. Maria Kursova and Anna Hairapetian played in a draw with Mihaela Sandu and Cristina-Adela Foisor (both representing Romania) respectively.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
