Tigran Petrosyan scores third victory in European Individual ChampionshipMarch 11, 2009 - 18:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Tirgan Petrosyan gained his third victory in the 5th tour of European Individual Chess Championship. The Olympic champion, playing with black pieces defeated the Ukrainian chess player Ilya Nijhnik, requiting for Arman Pashikyan's defeat in the 4th tour. Arman Pashikyan, playing with black pieces, beat Turkey's Kivanc Haznedaroglu. Vladimir Hakobyan vs. Zaven Andreasyan round ended in a draw. Tigran Kotanjyan and Arthur Chibukhchyan lost their games. According to 5th tour results, Tigran Kotanjyan is 0,5 points behind the tournament leaders, with 4 points to his score. Vladimir Hakobyan, Zaven Andreasyan, Arman Pashikyan and Tigran Kotanjyan are ranked 71 to 133 in the tournament table with 3 points to their score. Artashes Minasyan has gained 20,5 points and Arthur Chibukhchyan -2 points. Germany's Georg Meier, Russia's Ernesto Inarkiev and Sasan Syugirov are leading with 4,5 points each. ![]() ![]() Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |