  66th Armenian Women’s Chess Championship due Jan. 11-20 January 10, 2011 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 10, Tigran Petrosian chess house hosted a draw for the 66th Armenian Women’s Chess Championship. 10 chess players will participate in the Championship which is due January 11-20, with prize funds of AMD 300, 200 and 150 thousand to go to 1st to 3rd places’ winners. Men’s championship will be postponed till January 18 because of the illness of Russian Cup 2010 winner, grandmaster Zaven Andriasian.   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 European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
