Armenian chess players 0,5 point behind 1st Grand Europe Open leadersJune 12, 2012 - 11:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian beat Saleh Salem in the 8th round of 1st Grand Europe Chess Open Tournaments in Golden Sands in Bulgaria. Avetik Grigoryan scored a win over Daniel Naroditsky. Hrant Melkumyan and Tigran L. Petrosian tied games vs. Solak Dragan and Karen Grigoryan respectively. With 6 points each, Grigoryan, Melkumyan and Akopian are only 0,5 point behind the tournament leaders. Petrosian and Grigoryan have 5,5 points each. 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |