  Armenia's Hovhannes Gabuzyanhas qualifies for FIDE World Cup 2023 September 6, 2021 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's current chess champion Hovhannes Gabuzyan qualified for the FIDE World Cup after finishing 19th with 7 points out of 11 possible at the European Individual Championship 2021 that concluded in Reykjavik on Sunday, September 5. Armenian grandmasters Gabriel Sargissian and Haik M. Martirosyan, who also scored 7 points each, took the 26th and 32nd places, respectively, but will not get to participate in the World Cup. Robert Hovhannisyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan – also representing Armenia – collected 6.5 and 6 points, respectively. The European Individual Chess Championship 2021 was a qualifying event for the FIDE World Cup 2023 with 23 qualification spots.   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 Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24  U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
