  Lilit Galoyan to participate in Moscow Open chess tournament  January 28, 2011 - 17:11 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - GM Lilit Galoyan (2385) and IM Karina Hambartsumova (Russia, 2332) will participate in the main tournament of Moscow Open from January 29 to February 6. The tournament will bring together also eight chess players: Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia, 2498), Xue Zhao (China, 2496), Gunina Valentina (Russia, 2471), Olga Girya (Russia, 2429), Munguntuul Batkhuyag (Mongolia, 2420), Jolanta Zawadzka (Poland, 2371), Alina Kashlinskaya (Russia, 2327) and Maria Fominykh (Russia, 2306). A large open tournament will be held as part of the chess festival with participation of around 30 Armenian chess players.   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 Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceBlinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
