  Armenia wins World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad  December 4, 2010 - 12:28 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is the winner of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad. Young Armenian chess players won 8 consequent rounds, securing the title prior to the end of the Olympiad. In round 9, Armenia defeated Syria 3:1, to keep the lead with 28,5 points. Russia comes second with 24,5 points. In the final round, Armenia will play vs Turkey-White. This is the second Olympic victory of Armenia since 1998, when the youth team included Levon Aronian, Gabriel Sargissian, Tigran Petrosian and Varuzhan Hakobian.   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 |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for childrenMoscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |
