  Armenian GM becomes winner in Chigorin MemorialNovember 4, 2009 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian GM Hrant Melkumyan scored 7 points out of 9 and shared the 1st-5th places with GMs Volkov (Russia), Zhou Weiqi (China), Rychagov (Russia) and Deviatkin (Russia) in Chigorin Memorial which was held on November 3 in St Petersburg (Russia). IM Robert Hovhannisian scored 6,5 points; GM Zaven Andriasian, IM Levon Babujian and Vardges Tovmasian scored 6 points each. There were 159 chess players taking part in the tournament, armchess.am reports. Mikhayil Chigorin was an outstanding Russian chess-player at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries. He is considered on of the founders of Russian-Soviet chess school. Chigorin is the author of many chess debuts, including Queen Gambit otherwise known as Chigorin Defense.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
