  Vladimir Akopian beats Marin Bosiocic at Aeroflot Оpen February 8, 2012 - 10:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian beat Marin Bosiocic (Croatia) at tournament A of Aeroflot Open Chess Festival 2012, ongoing in Moscow. Meanwhile Hrant Melkumyan and Karen Grigoryan lost to Jorge Cori (Peru) and Zhou Jianchao (China) respectively. After the 1st round, Akopian comes 6th with 1 point. About 10 Armenian chess players will perform in tournaments B and C. The last competition day of the festival is scheduled for February 17. The festival prize fund totals 125.000 euro. The three tournaments (A, B, C) will be held in 9 rounds in line with contenders’ ranking points. Rankings above 2550 are required for the tournament group A, which usually brings together extra class chess players.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
