Armenia top European Youth Team Chess Championships after Round 4June 25, 2024 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian national team top the standings at the European Youth Team Chess Championships (Under 18s) 2024 on the Greek island of Rhodes, the press service of the Armenian Chess Federation reports. In the fourth round, Armenian chess players defeated the Israeli team – favorites throughout the tournament – with a score of 2.5:1.5. Emin Ohanyan and Robert Piliposyan won, Eric Gasparyan tied, and Arsen Davtyan lost. On Tuesday, the Armenian team will face the Polish team – the second-ranked team at the European Youth Championship – in the fifth round. There are nine rounds in total. 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 | Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy. Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |