Lilit Mkrtchyan defeats the Turkish chess playerOctober 8, 2009 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan in 10th round of the FIDE Grand Prix second phase for women in Nanjing (China) did not break with tradition and defeated the Turkish chess player Betyul Ildyz. Thus, before the last round Lilit Mkrtchyan with 6 points in her asset shares 4-5 places of the tournament table with the representative of France Marie Sebag. The Armenian chess player lost chances to win the Grand Prix, as the leader of the tournament the Chinese Xu Yuhua is ahead by 1,5 points. In the last 11th round Lilit Mkrtchyan will play with White against the representatives of Qatar's Zhu Chen. Results 10th tour: Zhao Xue (China) - Marie Sebag (France) Xu Yuhua (China) - Bair Kovanov (Russia) Shen Yang (China) - Zhu Chen (Qatar) Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) - Betyul Ildyz (Turkey) March Fierro (Ecuador) - S Venyun (China) Mongontul Bathuyag (Mongolia) - Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia). Standings after 10th rounds: Xu Yuhua - 7,5; Nana Dzagnidze - 7; Zhao Xue - 6,5; Lilit Mkrtchyan, Marie Sebag - 6; Shen Yang, Mongontul Bathuyag, Venyun - 5,5; Bair Kovanov - 4 , 5; Zhu Chen - 4; March Fierro - 2; Betyul Ildyz - 0. 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 | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |