  Tigran Kotanjyan suffers first defeat at Fajr International Chess Open Tournament March 4, 2011 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Tigran Kotanjyan lost his 7th round game with Gadir Guseinov (Azerbaijan) at the 19th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament in Iran. The Armenian GM is the 22nd after 7 rounds with 5 points. Kotanjyan is 1.5 point behind the leader of the tournament, Sergei Tiviakov of the Netherlands. In the 8th round, Kotanjyan will rival Amir Kowsarinia of Iran.   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 Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC  Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations.Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar.Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |
