4-year-old boy looks set to make history in Armenian chessFebruary 24, 2017 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A level 4 qualification tournament was held at Narva chess school on February 15-23, with 26 players from various educational centers of Yerevan participating. 4-year-old Samvel Melkonyan from Narva chess club played a great game, claiming five points and snatching a special prize. Tatevik Frangulyan, in turn, secured eight points out of the possible eight and was named the winner, followed by Alen Gasparyan and Tigran Badalyan in the second and third spots, respectively, with six points each. Chess lessons are part of the school curriculum in every public school in Armenia, making it the first country in the world to make chess mandatory in schools. 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. |