  Lilit Mkrtchian scores 1st win in Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 4 July 21, 2012 - 14:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Lilit Mkrtchian beat Russia’s Ekaterina Kovalevskaya in Fide Women’s Grand Prix round 4 to score her 1st win, while Elina Danielian (Armenia) tied her game with Nino Khurtsidze (Georgia). After round 4 of Jermuk-hosted tournament, Danielian is 7th with 2 points; Mkrtchian climbed 10th with 1,5 points. China’s Ju Wenjun is leading the tournament with 3,5 points, followed by Hou Yifan (China) and Humpy Koneru (India) with 2,5 points each. In round 5, Danielian and Mkrtchian will face off against Zhao Xue (China) and Nadezhda Kosintseva (Russia) respectively.   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 Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP  Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan.Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”.41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience.Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |
