Armenia is 2nd at chess tournament in MoscowJuly 8, 2010 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A youth team chess tournament honoring international arbiter Vladimir Dvorkovich is under way in Moscow. After 12 rounds, the Armenian chess players are second with 15 team and 24.5 and personal points respectively. China tops the tournament with 23 (39) points. Meanwhile, International Master Mikael Agopov has gained three points after four rounds at Heart of Finland chess tournament in Finland. He is a point behind the leaders. Grand Master Tigran Gharamian has scored 4.5 points out of five in the International Open of Paris. He is only half a point behind the leader, Sebastien Feller (France), armchess.am reported. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. 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. |