  GM Hrant Melkumyan finishes 6th at Bosna 2012 May 12, 2012 - 12:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Bosna 2012 International Chess Tournament is over in Sarajevo. Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan was defeated by Turkey’s Alexander Ipatov in the last 9th round of the tournament and came 6th with 5.5 points. Viktor Erdos (Hungary) with 6.5 points took the lead in the tournament, with Mikhail Antipov (Russia) and Evgeny Postny (Israel) ranking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. In 2011, Armenian chess player took the second place, with Georgia’s Baadur Jobava becoming tournament winner.   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 |  Latest 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. |
