  Tigran Petrosian keeps dominant position at international Benasque International Chess Open July 16, 2011 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Villa de Benasque International Chess Open ongoing in Spain is next to be over; one tour remains till its ending. In the 9th tour, Armenian Grandmaster Tigran Petrosian playing with black pieces with Georgi Timoshenko (Ukraine) ended their game in a draw. Both chess players have 7,5 points to their score, Petrosian is leading thanks to tie break results. In the last tour, Armenian Grandmaster will rival Twan Burg (Netherlands), who also has 7,5 points. Zaven Andriasyan ended the game in a draw with Jiri Stocek of Czech Republic and with 7 points ranks the the 9th. Karen Movsisian went down to the 23nd place with 6,5 points. The tournament hosts 471 chess players, 35 of which are grandmasters.   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 Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia  Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |
