Aronyan: Armenia must compete for first place in all team championships July 27, 2011 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The winner of World Team Chess Championship Levon Aronyan is happy that the Armenian team could unite and win gold medals. “We have not been success for several team championships and already started to worry about it. All of us understand that in all team championships we must join our efforts to compete for the first place. Earlier, when we won Olympiad and other contests, we did not want to change anything. But this time we decided to review all over. We even changed our usual place of training sessions. And in principle we succeeded,” Aronyan told chess-news.ru in an interview. Armenian GM stressed that from team championships, World Championship was the strongest, teams competed till the end and there were no weak. “In some matches we managed to equal situation after being shaken. And some of them were practically ideal.” Aronyan acknowledged that having won the victory he is going to have a rest for a week and then start working against. Armenian men’s chess team under the guidance of Arshak Petrosyan won three gold medals at World Team Chess Championship on July 26 thus becoming World Champion. In 9 rounds, Armenian team scored 5 victories and tied 4 matches. Levon Aronyan, Sergey Movsisyan, Vladimir Akopyan, Gabriel Sargsyan and Robert Hovhannisyan became world champions. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |