Hrant Melkumyan leads Armenian Chess ChampionshipJanuary 18, 2012 - 20:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 18, Tigran Petrosian Chess House hosted the 7th round of Armenian Chess Championship. Hrant Melkumyan- Zaven Andriasian, Robert Hovhannisyan - Avetik Grigoryan games ended in a draw. After a six-hour game, Karen Grigorian also shared points with Samvel Ter-Sahakyan. Meanwhile, Arman Pashikian and Tigran Petrosyan scored wins against Hrayr Simonyan and Levon Babujyan respectively. With 4,5 points, Melkumyan keeps the lead, with Andriasian, Hovhannisyan and Petrosyan having scored 4 points each. The 8th round is scheduled for January 19. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |