 Armenian grandmaster wins European Rapid Chess Championship silver December 21, 2015 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarusian capital hosted the European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on December 17-20. Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan finished second at the European Rapid Chess Championship, gaining 9.5 points out of 11 possible, ArmSport.am reports. Russia's Ivan Popov beat the Armenian chess player by only half a point to score the 1st place, with Ukraine's Vadim Razin (9 points) taking the third spot. At the European Blitz Championship, Melkumyan ranked sixth. Other Armenian players also participated in the championships: Tigran L. Petrosyan finished 7th in the Blitz and 6th in the Rapid, Zaven Andreasyan - 5th and 19th respectively, Sergei Movsesian - 22th and 12th, Gevorg Harutyunyan - 64th and 57th, David S. Gevorgyan - 187th and 357th.  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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
