Armenia to participate in Women's World Chess ChampionshipOctober 18, 2012 - 17:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Elina Danileyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan and Tatev Abrahamyan (U.S.) will participate in Women's World Chess Championship, to be held on November 10- December 2 in Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. The tournament will be played as a 64 player knockout type. Each pairing consists of two games, one with white and one with black. The winner advances. In case of a tie, tiebreaks are played the next day. The final consists of four games at classical time control, followed by four rapid games. The world champion will then defend her title in the Women's World Chess Championship 2013, a ten game match against Hou Yifan, winner of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2011–2012. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |