  Armenia to face Azerbaijan in European Chess Championship 2nd round November 4, 2011 - 10:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian women’s chess team drew the game vs. Czech Republic in the first round of European Team Chess Championship. Lilit Mkrtchyan and Maria Kursova finished first, sharing points with Katerina Nemcova and Tereza Olsarova. After Lilit Galoyan lost to Kristyna Havlikova, Elina Danielian won a victory equalizing the score 2:2. After the first round, Armenian women chess players are ranked 14 with 2 points. Serbians top the standings with 4 points. After crushing Austria 3,5:05 in the first round, Armenian men’s team will face Azerbaijanis, who scored a 2,5:1,5 victory over Italy to rank 4th.   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 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.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
