  Armenian grandmaster plays third draw in a row at Aeroflot Open February 26, 2018 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Tigran L. Petrosian played his third draw in a row in the A group of Aeroflot Open, an annual open chess tournament played in Moscow and sponsored by the Russian carrier. Drawing the round six match against Igor Lysyj of Russia, Petrosian is now in the 5th spot overall. The seventh round games are scheduled for Monday, February 26. A two-time national Champion, Petrosian competed in two Chess Olympiads winning team gold in 2008 and 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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
