66th Armenian Women’s Chess Championship due Jan. 11-20January 10, 2011 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 10, Tigran Petrosian chess house hosted a draw for the 66th Armenian Women’s Chess Championship. 10 chess players will participate in the Championship which is due January 11-20, with prize funds of AMD 300, 200 and 150 thousand to go to 1st to 3rd places’ winners. Men’s championship will be postponed till January 18 because of the illness of Russian Cup 2010 winner, grandmaster Zaven Andriasian. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |