  Armenia’s youth team tops standings at World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad  November 29, 2010 - 13:22 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s youth team celebrated victory in the first three rounds of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad held in Burdur, Turkey, from November 26 to December 5. Specifically, the Armenian team defeated Turkmenistan 4:0, Portugal 4:0 and Russia 3:1. After the third round, Armenia tops the standings with 11 points. In the fourth round, Armenia will rival Belarus, which is the second with 9 points. Armenia is represented by Karen Grigoryan, Robert Aghasaryan, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, David Shahinyan and Tigran Petrosyan.   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 |  Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
