  Ashot Vardapetyan to referee FIDE World Chess Championship match November 27, 2011 - 14:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Saturday, 26th November, a contract for the 2012 World Chess Championship match will be signed by the reigning champion Viswanathan Anand, the challenger Boris Gelfand and the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The signing will take place in the offices of the “Interfax” news agency and a press conference will follow immediately after. Beside the players, RCF Chairman of the Supervisory Board Arkady Dvorkovich and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov will also attend. The 12-games World Championship match will take place in May 2012 in Moscow with a prize fund of 2.55 million dollars. The playing venue will be at the Tretyakov Gallery. As Kirsan Ilyumzhinov told a press conference on November 26, Ashot Vardapetyan will be the match Chief Arbiter. Vardapetyan was recently Chief Arbiter at the prestigious World Chess Cup, Chessdom reported.   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. |
