 Armenian grandmaster wins European Rapid Chess Championship silver December 21, 2015 - 16:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belarusian capital hosted the European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on December 17-20. Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan finished second at the European Rapid Chess Championship, gaining 9.5 points out of 11 possible, ArmSport.am reports. Russia's Ivan Popov beat the Armenian chess player by only half a point to score the 1st place, with Ukraine's Vadim Razin (9 points) taking the third spot. At the European Blitz Championship, Melkumyan ranked sixth. Other Armenian players also participated in the championships: Tigran L. Petrosyan finished 7th in the Blitz and 6th in the Rapid, Zaven Andreasyan - 5th and 19th respectively, Sergei Movsesian - 22th and 12th, Gevorg Harutyunyan - 64th and 57th, David S. Gevorgyan - 187th and 357th.  Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
