Hrayr Simonyan defeats Azerbaijan’s Ulvi Bayarani at World Junior U-20 Chess ChampionshipsAugust 11, 2010 - 12:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, Hrayr Simonyan and Ani Khanamiryan are representing Armenia at the World Junior U-20 Chess Championships going on in Chotowa Czarna, Poland. In the 7th round, Hrayr Simonyan scored a victory over Azerbaijan’s Ulvi Bayarani. Robert Hovhannisyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan tied a game with Andrey Barishpolets and Matas Narmontas (Lithuania) respectively. Hovhannisyan has the best result (5 points, 17th place) among Armenian chess players, falling 1 point behind the leader. Simonyan is the 29th with 4.5 points. Ter-Sahakyan is the 64th with 3.5 points. Ani Khanamiryan lost a game to Martina Mareckova (Czech Republic) and is currently the 61st with 2.5 points. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |