  Armenian chess players leading А2 and С tournaments of Aeroflot Open 2009February 19, 2009 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess players Levon Babudjyan, Aghasi Inants and Sargis Sargsyan are leading the А2 and С tournaments of Aeroflot Open 2009 with 2 points. Rafael Vahanyan, A tournament member, occupies the 4-26 positions with 1.5 points. Dresden Olympiad champions Gabriel Sargsyan, Artashes Minasyan and Tigran Petrosyan, grandmasters Zaven Andreasyan and Hrant Melkumyan as well as Armenian champion Arman Pashikyan gained 1 point each. The A1 tournament winner will be awarded 21000 euro; A2 tournament winner will be awarded 9000 euro, B1 tournament winner will be awarded 3500 euro and C tournament winner will be awarded 2000 euro. Aeroflot Open 2009 prize fund totals 180000 euro. A blitz tournament with 40000 prize fund will also be held.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
