In Abu Dhabi Open chess tournament three Armenian Grandmasters leadAugust 18, 2009 - 17:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Grant Melkumyan, who won against the Indian chess player Nirmal in the 6 round, joined the leaders of the open tournament of the 18th international chess festival in Abu Dhabi Ashot Anastasyan and Zaven Andreasyan. Anastasyan and Andreasyan, in turn, made peace with Lahman (India) and Bassem Amin (Egypt), respectively, and by scoring 5 points, along with Melkumyan remain in the list of 11 leading players. Grandmaster Lilith Galoyan in the 6th round played successfully, defeating chess player from UAE Ali Abdoulkarim. Another Armenian grandmaster Hrair Simonyan made peace with the Indian chess player. Simonyan after 6 rounds with 4.5 points shares the 10-20th positions of the table. Galoyan with 4 points shares the 21-38 positions. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |