Armenian chess players preparing for world team championshipDecember 21, 2009 - 19:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian national chess team will take part in the World Team Chess Championship due in Bursa, Turkey¸ on January 4-13. Armenian sportsmen are now conducting their last training session in Tsahkadzor.The Armenian national chess team headed by coach Arshak Petrosyan consists of 6 chess players: Levon Aronyan, Vladimir Hakobyan, Gabriel Sargsyan, Arman Pashikyan, Tigran Petrosyan and Tigran Kotanjyan. Apart from the Armenian team, the championship also bring together chess players from Israel, United States, Russia, Brazil, China, Egypt, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Greece. 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. |