  Krikor Sevag Mkitarian defeats four-time champion Rafael Leitao at Brazil Chess Championship  December 7, 2010 - 20:34 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The 77th Brazil Chess Championship 2010 is taking place from November 29 to December 8, 2010, in the city of Americana / Sao Paolo. The playing venue is "SmartMall" near the ecological park of Americana. 12 chess players compete in the round robin tournament. In the 9th tour of the championship Armenian grandmaster Krikor Sevag Mkitarian defeated the four-time champion Rafael Leitao. Giovanni Vescovi is leading the championship with 7 points, while Mkitarian has 5,5 points to his score, 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 |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
