Samvel Ter -Sahakyan wins European Youth Chess ChampionshipSeptember 10, 2009 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - World Youth Chess Championship, due on August 30-September 10 in Fermo, Italy was completed. Armenia was presented at the tournament by 23 chess payers (15 men and 8 women) in all age categories.Grand master Samvel Ter -Sahakyan became championship winner in the under 18 category, gaining 7,5 out of maximum 9 points. Armenian chess players Hayk Vardanyan and David Gevogyan took 20th and 39th places in the under 18 category. In Women's championship the best result was shown by Siranush Ghukasyan, making it to 36th place in the under 12 category. The only Armenian representative in the under 18 age category, Shushanna Sargsyan, took the 39th place. Vahe Bagdasaryan came 2nd in the under 16 category, who was defeated by championship winner Gil Popilski of Israel. 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 | 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. |