Cristian Bauer: Armenian chess national team is a clear favorite in the forthcoming meetingJune 4, 2009 - 23:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French Grand Master Christian Bauer regards the Armenian national team (2631) as a clear favorite in this rapid match against the national team of France (2627). The match will be held in Paris on June 24-25. Armenia is the clear favorite in this match, having a higher ELO average", shared Christian Bauer. "However, in such events it all comes to team spirit and current form. This kind of event is always nice and welcome, both for the players and the spectators, as rapid games are usually attractive and pleasant to follow. I expect entertaining chess!" Chessdom.com quotes Christian Bauer. This will be the first event for GM Bauer after the successful campaign in the French Top 16, where he managed to lead his team to a historical fifth place. Armenian team will include Olympic champions Levon Aronian (2754),, Vladimir Akopian(2696, Gabriel Sargissian(2660), Tigran L. Petrosian(2600) and Artashes Minasian (2566). The composition of the French team is as follows: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave(2684), Laurent Fressinet (2664), Joel Lautier(2657) and Christian Bauer(2605). The organizer of the match is French company Modd' Ailleurs (responsible: Vartan Kaprielian) together with Chess Federations of Armenia and France 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 | Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. |