World Chess Olympiad: Armenian men’s team defeats Czech RepublicOctober 1, 2010 - 18:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian men’s team defeated the Czech Republic in the 10th round of the World Chess Olympiad 2.5:1.5. Levon Aronian won his game against David Navara. Earlier, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and Arman Pashikyan tied their games with Viktor Laznicka, Zbynek Hracek and Vlastimil Babula respectively. The Armenian grandmasters have already gained 15 points at the Olympiad. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |