  GM Hrant Melkumyan gains 6th place at Bulgaria’s Grand Europe Chess Open June 13, 2012 - 12:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan took the 6th place at 1st Grand Europe Chess Open Tournaments in Golden Sands, Bulgaria, having gained 7 points out of 9 possible. Lu Shanglei (China) won the tournament gold with 7,5 points. Armenia’s Tigran Petrosian earned 6,5 points to gain 12th place, Avetik Grigoryan earned the same number of points to come 19th. Vladimir Akopian, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, Karen Grigoryan and Hrair Simonian gained 25th, 31st, 41st and 43rd places respectively, with 224 chess players participating in the tournament.   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. |
