  Samvel Ter-Sahakyan climbs to 10th place at World Junior Chess ChampionshipAugust 5, 2011 - 12:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess players showed successful performance at U-20 50thWorld Junior & 29th Junior Girls Chess Championships 2011 in Chinnai, India. Young grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, playing with white pieces, beat Argentina’s Leandro Krysa. Having gained 2,5 points, Ter-Sahakyan climbed to the 10th place. Robert Hovhannisyan scored a win against India’s Shardul Gagare; 2 points gained took Hovhannisyan to 45th place. Spain’s Ivan Salgado Lopez is leading the championship with 3 points. Maria Gevorgyan shared points with Poland’s Klaudia Kulon; Gevorgyan is 45th with 1,5 points.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
