Armenians improve positions at Junior Chess ChampionshipAugust 8, 2011 - 13:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Robert Hovhannisyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan improved their positions in the standings of the World Junior Chess Championship 2011 in Chennai, India. Both GMs scored 5 points, Ter-Sahakyan is 3rd, while Hovhaniisyan is 5th. And they are just one point behind the leader of the championship, Axel Rombaldoni of Italy. In the next round, Ter-Sahakyan will rival Rombaldoni, whereas Hovhannisyan will face Niclas Huschenbeth of Germany, who is currently the runner up. Among girls, Maria Gevorgyan scored 2,5 points and is 41st in the standings. She will play against Philippines’ Mae Frayna in round 7. 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 | “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children |