Hrant Melkumyan shares 2-4th places at Bosnia International Chess TournamentMay 10, 2011 - 15:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan continues successful performance at Bosnia International Chess Tournament 2011. Having gained 5 victories and suffered 1 loss in 6 rounds of the tournament, the grandmaster shares 2-4th places with Ivan Saric of Croatia and Mirca Parligras of Romania. Melkumyan is only 0,5 points behind the tournament leader Baadur Jobava of Georgia, armchess.am reported. Melkumyan will rival Jobava in the 7th round of the tournament which will last till May 12. 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 | 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. |