Petrosian, Hovhannisyan lead Armenian men's chess championshipJanuary 21, 2012 - 11:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the 9th round of Armenian men's chess championship, Tigran L. Petrosian and Robert Hovhannisyan tied games with Hrayr Simonyan and Arman Pashikyan respectively, both having scored 5,5 points. Zaven Andriasian- Samvel Ter-Sahakyan game also ended in a draw, with Andriasian coming 3rd with 5 points. Karen Grigorian and Levon Babujyan gained wins over Artashes Minasyan and Hrant Melkumyan resp. The 10th round pairings have been announced as follows: Hrayr Simonyan - Levon Babujyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan -Tigran L. Petrosian, Robert Hovhannisyan - Zaven Andriasian, Artashes Minasyan- Arman Pashikyan, Avetik Grigoryan - Karen Grigorian. The 10th round is scheduled for January 21. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |