  Armenian chess teams participating in European Championship November 2, 2011 - 11:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - European Team Chess Championship kicks off in Porto Carras Grand Resort on November 2. Armenian men’s team, which includes world champions Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and Robert Hovhannisyan, ranks fourth with 2716 points. Russia tops the rankings with 2758 points. Armenian women’s team is also fourth with 2419 points. The line-up consists of Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Lilit Galoyan, Maria Kursova and Nelly Aginian. The head coach is Artur Chibukhchyan. The Championship will be held in 9 rounds. 38 and 28 teams play in men’s and women’s tournaments respectively.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
