Armenia's Martirosyan beats top Azeri player to reach FIDE World Cup R4 July 20, 2021 - 19:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Haik Martirosyan defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Azerbaijan's top player and the world No. 6, to reach Round 4 of the FIDE World Cup, the International Chess Federation reveals․ Martirosyan beat Mamedyarov 1-0 in the first game, and the exact opposite happened in the second game. In the tiebreak, however, the Armenian grandmaster snatched victory in a stunning 1.5-0.5 upset. Several other favorites, like Anish Giri of the Netherlands or Fabiano Caruana of the United States, have been knocked out of the tournament too. Armenia's top chess player and world No. 5 Levon Aronian had to withdraw from the FIDE World Cup 2021 earlier, citing health issues.   Top stories Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has said he is not going to return to the national squad. Karen Khachanov continued his career resurgence by moving into his second consecutive grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open. The lightweight boxer lost his final bout to Keyshawn Davis of the United States 5:0 on Friday, August 6․ Gymnast Artur Davtyan won Armenia's first medal at the Olympics in Tokyo on Monday, August 2.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom offers a new uDrift 3500 mobile internet tariff  In order to join and activate the tariff plan, one should visit one of the Ucom sales and service centers.Armenia moves to ban foreign currency home loans The National Assembly has approved amendments to the law, which were submitted by lawmaker Gevorg Papoyan from the ruling Civil Contract party.Armenian serviceman who went missing in fog has been found The serviceman who went missing in the border areas of the southern province of Syunik has been found, the Defense Ministry said on March 2.Azerbaijan again cuts Karabakh gas supply Azerbaijan has again blocked the only pipeline delivering gas from Armenia to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), Artsakhgas reports. |
