Martuni is hosting Lake Sevan chess tournamentJuly 13, 2010 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 11-20, Martuni is hosting Lake Sevan chess tournament with participation of grand masters Arman Pashikyan, Tigran Petrosyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Robert Hovhannisyan, Avetik Grigoryan (Armenia), Gopal Geetha Narayanan (India), Maxim Matlakov, Pavel Ponkratov (Russia), Luka Lenic (Slovenia) and David Arutinian (Georgia). After two rounds, Arman Pashikyan tops the tournament with 2 points, followed by Maxim Matlakov and Tigran Petrosyan, each having 1.5 points, armchess.am reported. 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |