Armenian national team scores over Israeli team in World Chess ChampionshipJuly 18, 2011 - 11:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the first round of Men's World Chess Championship in Ningbo, China, Armenian national chess team defeats Israeli team in World Championship, becoming a leader of the Championship; the score is 3,5:0,5. Armenia’s No 1 Levon Aharonyan beat Emil Sutovsky, Vladimir Hakobyan scored over Yevgeny Postny, and Gabriel Sargsyan defeated Tamir Nabati. The game Sergey Movsisyan - Mikhail Roiz ended in a draw. Russia is the second and Ukraine is the third in the Championship. In the second round of the Championship, which is to take place on July 18, Armenian chess players will compete with U.S. national team. Gata Kamsky will compete with Levon Aronyan, Alexander Onishuk with Sergey Movsisyan, Yuriy Shulman with Vladimir Hakobyan and Yasser Seyravan with Gabriel Sargsyan. The following rivaling pairs will participate in the second round: Russia – Hungary, Azerbaijan –India, Ukraine – China and Israel – Egypt. 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. |