World Juniors and Girls U20 Chess Championships to kick off on August 3July 23, 2010 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s GMs Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Hrair Simonyan, as well as Ani Khanamiryan will participate in World Juniors and Girls U20 Chess Championships due August 3-16 in Chotowa, Poland. GM Hrant Melkumyan scored 3 points out of 3 possible in an international chess tournament in Balager, Spain. He is sharing the 1st-3rd places with two grandmasters. Zaven Andriasyan scored 2 points. Meanwhile, GM Hrair Simonian scored 3.5 points in Miguel Najdorf Memorial in Warsaw, Poland. Simonyan is one point behind the leader, 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |