  Armenian chess players defeat Turkish and Azerbaijani teamsNovember 2, 2007 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the 5th round of the 16th European Team Chess Championship 2007 in Heraklion, Greece, the Armenian national men team defeated Turks, while women gained a victory over the Azeri team with equal score 2,5:1,5.The Armenian Chess Federation reported that Levon Aronyan-Mikhail Gurevich, Gabriel Sargsyan-Kivants Khaznedaroglu and Smbat Lputyan-Mert Erdoglu duels ended in a draw, while Vladimir Hakobyan won the game with Suat Atalik. Elina Danielyan and Lilit Mkrtchyan defeated Zeynab Mammadyarova and Ilaha Kadymova. Siranush Andriasyan lost to Nargis Umudova. Nelly Aghinyan and Turkan Mammadyarova played a draw. After 5 rounds, Russian men team is leading with 10 points. Azerbaijan, Israel and Slovenia have 8. Armenia, Ukraine, France, Bulgaria, Czechia and Hungary score 7. Polish women took the pas with 9 points. Georgia, Russia and Slovenia garnered 8 followed by Hungary and Ukraine with 7 points. Armenia gained 6 points, Novosti Armenia reports.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |
