Hovhannisyan ends Girish winning paceAugust 12, 2011 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Robert Hovhannisyan has ended the winning pace of Girish Koushik of India, defeating him in the 9th round to take the lead with 8 points at the World Junior Chess Championship. Another Armenian grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan is second in the standings with 7.5 points. In the girls’ tournament, Armenia’s Maria Gevorgyan defeated Savithri Narenthran of Australia and is currently 42nd with 4 points. 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 | Pasadena to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event The Pasadena Armenian Coalition will host its community-wide Armenian Genocide Commemorative Event. Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee Activist Samvel Vardanyan has been accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party. Russia confirms start of withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh The Kremlin has confirmed reports about the start of the withdrawal of Russian peacekeeping forces in Karabakh. France recalls its ambassador to Azerbaijan France on April 16 said it had recalled for consultations the French ambassador to Azerbaijan. |