Ashot Anastasyan and Zaven Andreasyan - top players in Abu Dhabi Open chess tournamentAugust 17, 2009 - 19:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the fifth round of Abu Dabi Open chess festival, Armenian grand masters Ashot Anastasyan and Zaven Andreasyan earned 4.5 points, and top the tournament list together with Alexander Rachmaninov (Russia), Bassem Amin (Egypt) and (India).Other two Armenian representatives - Hrant Melkumyan and Hrayr Simonyan - have 4 points (6-20 positions). Lilit Galoyan, the only female player representing Armenia, has 3 points and thus shares the 36th-57th positions in tournament table. Competitions will finish after 4 rounds. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |