Tigran Petrosyan wins ticket to World Chess ChampionshipMarch 19, 2009 - 12:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian grandmaster Yevgeny Tomashevsky won the 10th European Individual Championship which was held in Budva, Montenegro from March 6 to 19. Tigran Petrosyan, defeating Romanian Constantin Lupulescu, was the only Armenian grandmaster to win the ticket to the World Championship. The total prize fund of the Individual European Championship is 120,000 Euros. First prize is 15,000, second is 12,000, third 10,000 up to 25th prize, which is 1,000. According to Montenegro law all prizes are taxable (maximum 10%). The first 22 players were in addition qualified for the World Cup. 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. |