  Chess Olympiad: Armenian women's team defeats Azeris, men score victory over FrenchNovember 22, 2008 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian national women's chess team scored a 4:0 victory over the Azeris in the 8th tour of the Chess Olympiad in Dresden. Elina Danielyan-Zeynab Mammadyarova, Lilit Mkrtchyan-Turkan Mammadyarova, Nelly Aghinyan-Nargiz Umudova and Lilit Galoyan-Narmin Kazimova games ended in victory of the Armenian chess players.After the 8th tour China has 14 points; U.S., Ukraine, Poland, Serbia have 13 points each; Georgia, Armenia, Slovenia and Romania have 12 points each; Russia, Hungary, France, Bulgaria, India, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Argentina and Lithuania have 11 points each. In the 9th tour, Armenian women's team will meet with Argentineans. Defeating French with 3,5:0,5 score, Armenian men's team presently tops the tournament chart with 15 points. On Saturday, Armenian chess players will meet with the Israeli team.   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 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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
