Samvel Ter-Sahakyan dominates World Youth Chess ChampionshipNovember 21, 2011 - 11:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Winning all his games, Armenia’s Samvel Ter-Sahakyan gained 4 points to top the standings of the U18 tournament of the World Youth Chess Championship 2011 in Caldas Novas, Brazil. In the next round, Ter-Sahakyan will face Saleh Salem of the United Arab Emirates, who has the same number of points. Another Armenian representative, Robert Aghasaryan is 20th with 3 points. In U16 age category, Hovhannes Gabuzyan is 10th with 3 points while Karen Grigoryan is 36th with 2.5 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |