10 Armenians among FIDE's top-rated playersJuly 2, 2022 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Grandmasters Gabriel Sargissian, Haik M. Martirosyan and Shant Sargsyan – all of them representing Armenia – have made it to FIDE's latest rating of top 100 chess players of the world. Levon Aronian, who until recently represented Armenia before moving to the U.S. in late 2021, has taken the fifth spot, while Samuel Sevian, who is of Armenian descent as well, is ranked the 55th. The winner of the 2021 European Women’s Chess Championship, Elina Danielian is included in the women's list, as is Anna M. Sargsyan. Armenia's Shant Sargsyan, who is also in the men's rankings, as well as Artur Davtyan and Mamikon Gharibyan are among the top 100 players in the junior category, while Mariam Mkrtchyan has made it to the girls' rankings. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |