Armenia beats Holland in World Chess Olympiad round 10 to vie for goldSeptember 7, 2012 - 21:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia beat Holland 3:1 in Istanbul-hosted World Chess Olympiad round 10, to continue its struggle for championship gold. Levon Aronian and Vladimir Akopian, who played black pieces, scored wins, while Sergei Movsesian and Gabriel Sargissian ended their games in a tie. After round 10, Armenian team has gained 17 points to share the 1st place with the U.S. and Russia. The last, 11th round of the championship is due September 9. 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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |