Elina Danielian scores 1st win at FIDE Women's Grand Prix 3rd roundAugust 5, 2011 - 13:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Elina Danielian scored her first win in new series of FIDE Women's Grand Prix. In the 3rd round of Russia-hosted championship, Danielian beat Russia’s Ekaterina Kovalevskaya to gain 1 point. After a tie, a loss and a win in 1st to 3rd rounds, the grandmaster is 7th with 1,5 points. China’s Hou Yifan is leading the tournament with 3 points, followed by Slovenia's Anna Muzychuk and Russia's Nadezhda Kosintseva with 2 points each. Danielyan will face Tatiana Kosintseva (Russia) in the 4th round of the championship. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |