Hrant Melkumyan dominating Sevana Lich chess tournamentJuly 28, 2011 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sevana Lich (Lake of Sevan) round robin chess tournament is being held in Martuni province of Armenia, with 10 grandmasters participating. On July 27, the 6th tour matches were held. Thanks to victory over Zaven Andriasyan, Hrant Melkumyan is dominating the standings with 4 points. Georgian and Chinese Grandmasters Baadur Jobava and Zhou Jianchao scored up 3,5 points each. In the 6th tour Jobava was stronger than Tigran Petrosyan, who has 3 points; Jianchao shared points with Sergey Zhigalki (Belarus). Avetik Grigoryan (3 points) tied match with Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2 points). Arman Pashikyan scored up 2,5 points. The tournament is to be over July 30. 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 | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. Armenia: Rescue workers restore pedestrian bridge for flood-hit community Rescue workers on Wednesday, June 5 restored a pedestrian bridge in the town of Alaverdi in Armenia’s north. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. |