Hrant Melkumyan tops international chess tournament held in BenasqueJuly 13, 2010 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - GM Hrant Melkumyan participates in an international chess tournament in Benasque, Spain. He tops the tournament along with three chess players, each having five points. Armenia’s Karen Movsisyan, Zaven Andreasyan and Brazil’s Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian have 4 points each. Meanwhile, GM Tigran Kotanjyan scored 1.5 points out of 2 possible and is only half a point behind the leaders of Nana Aleksandria Cup held in Poti, Georgia. Armenian women's champion Anahit Kharatyan has 0.5 point. Tatev Abrahamyan scored 2 points out of 3 possible in the US Women's Championship in Saint Louis. Abrahamyan is only half a point behind the leaders. Evgeniya Doluhanova (Ukraine) was second at Mediterranean Flowers tournament in Rijeka, Croatia, scoring 5.5 points out of 9 possible, 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |