  Aronian to face Giri in European Chess Championship round 8 November 10, 2011 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will face off against the Netherlands in the 8th round of Porto Carras-hosted European Team Chess Championship. The board pairings were announced as follows: Levon Aronian - Anish Giri, Sergei Movsesian - Loek Van Wely, Vladimir Akopian - Ivan Sokolov, Gabriel Sargissian - Daniel Stellwagen. After the 7th round, Armenia is placed 2nd with 18 points; Netherlands is 7th with 15,5 points. The board pairings for women’s team vs. Serbia are as follows: Elina Danielian - Natasa Bojkovic, Lilit Mkrtchian - Irina Chelushkina, Lilit Galoyan - Andjelija Stojanovic, Maria Kursova - Ljilja Drljevic. Armenia women’s team dropped to the 10th place with 14,5 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 Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day  May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865.Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan.Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |
