Lilit Mkrtchyan ties against Ju Wenjun in 9th tour of FIDE championshipOctober 7, 2009 - 22:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lilit Mkrtchyan tied against Ju Wenjun in 9th tour of FIDE Women Grand Prix championship due in Nanjing, China.After the 9th tour, Lilit Mkrtchyan, with 5 points to her score, shares 5th to 6th places of tournament table with Mongolia's Munguntuul Batkhuyag. In the 10th tour, Lilit Mkrtchyan will play with white pieces against Turkey's Betul Yildiz. Results after 9th tour: Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia) - Zhao Xue (China) - 0,5:0,5 Nana Dzagnidze (Georgia) - Martha Fierro (Ecuador) - 1:0 Ju Wenjun (China) - Lilit Mkrtchyan (Armenia) - 0,5:0,5 Betul Yildiz (Turkey) - Shen Yang (China) - 0:1 Zhu Chen (Qatar) - Xu Yuhua (China)- 0:1 Baira Kovanova (Russia) - Marie Sebag (France) - 1:0. Standings after 9th tour: Nana Dzagnidze, Xu Yuhua - 6,5; Marie Sebag - 6; Zhao Xue - 5,5; Lilit Mkrtchyan, Munguntuul Batkhuyag - 5; Shen Yang, Baira Kovanova, Ju Wenjun - 3,5; Zhu Chen,- 4; Martha Fierro - 2; Betul Yildiz - 0. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |