  Hrant Melkumyan becomes Armenia’s Chess 960 champion of 2012 January 28, 2012 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Scoring 6 points out of 7, grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan became Armenia’s Chess960 (Fischer Random Chess) champion of 2012. With 5 points Zaven Andriasian came 2nd, while Levon Babujyan came 3rd with 4 points. Chess960, or Fischer Random Chess, is a chess variant invented by former World Champion Bobby Fischer. It uses the same board and pieces as standard chess but the starting position of the main pieces is chosen at random.  Top stories From June 3-7, it will go to Northern Ireland and then the Republic of Ireland - the only country outside UK on the torch route. Beckham is acting as a special ambassador for the games and was involved in promoting London's bid to host it. To mark the start of the Olympic Torch Relay the British Embassy Yerevan opens graffiti on the wall of the embassy. China's Tan Zongliang came first with 684,6 points, followed by Ismail Keles (Turkey) and Russia’s Vladimir Goncharov.   |  Latest news Peace mediator Annan to visit Syria soon – spokesman  Fawzi has repeatedly said that Annan, whose plan has failed to stop the violence, would travel to Syria when the time was right.Syria’s Assad invited to NAM summit in Tehran NAM is an international organization of states considering themselves not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.Google adds copyright section to Transparency Report Microsoft sits at the top of the league, followed by the British Phonographic Industry, plus NBC Universal and the RIAA.Facebook launches Instagram-like camera app for iPhone Some of the social network’s new shareholders are now suing Zuckerberg after the share price tumbled in the first week. |
