  Lilit Mkrtchyan to play with white pieces, Elina Danielyan with black ones in the first match of Women's World Chess ChampionshipDecember 4, 2010 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The opening ceremony of the Women's World Chess Championship in Antakya, Turkey, was followed by a drawing where the chess player winning the drawing of lots was given a chance to choose the colour. As a result, Lilit Mkrtchyan will play with white pieces against Xiaowen Zhang, Elina Danielyan will play black pieces in a game against Shadrina Tatiana, armchess.am reported. Women's World Chess Championship due December 4 through 24 in Antakya will be played on a knock-out system, envisaging two games per round, with the winners progressing to the next round.   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 The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
