  3 Armenian chess players to participate in chess tournament under-20 August 2, 2011 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian World Team Chess Champion GM Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Maria Gevorgyan will participate on Aug. 2-15 World Junior U20 Championship 2011 in Chennai, India. Among juniors 125 chess players are supposed to participate in the Championship, while among girls 69. They will compete on Aug. 2-7, Aug. 9-15. The idea of the World Junior Chess Championship under-20 was the brainchild of William Ritson-Morry who organized inaugural event to take place in Birmingham, England in 1951. Subsequently, it was held every two years until 1973, when an annual schedule was adopted. In 1983, a separate tournament for girls was established.   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 Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant  Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.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. |
