  Ashot Anastasyan and Zaven Andreasyan - top players in Abu Dhabi Open chess tournamentAugust 17, 2009 - 19:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the fifth round of Abu Dabi Open chess festival, Armenian grand masters Ashot Anastasyan and Zaven Andreasyan earned 4.5 points, and top the tournament list together with Alexander Rachmaninov (Russia), Bassem Amin (Egypt) and (India).Other two Armenian representatives - Hrant Melkumyan and Hrayr Simonyan - have 4 points (6-20 positions). Lilit Galoyan, the only female player representing Armenia, has 3 points and thus shares the 36th-57th positions in tournament table. Competitions will finish after 4 rounds.   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 |  Related sections 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. |
