Armenia named European U18 chess vice-championJune 28, 2024 - 14:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. Armenia was represented by Emin Ohanyan, Arsen Davtyan, Robert Philiposyan, Erik Gasparyan and Benik Agasarov, Armenpress reports. In the last round, the chess players defeated the Austrian team with a score of 3-1. Overall, at the U-18 European Championship, Armenian chess players secured 5 victories, 1 draw, and 1 defeat. In the first round, the Armenian team defeated the team from the Israeli city of Ramat Gan with a score of 3.5-0.5. In the second round, they drew 2-2 with Slovenia, and in the third round, they beat the Turkish team with a score of 3-1. In the fourth round, the U-18 team defeated the main team of Israel with a score of 2.5-1.5. In the fifth round, they lost to Poland with a score of 1-3, and in the penultimate, sixth round, they gained an advantage over Germany with a score of 2.5-1.5. The winner of the championship was the Israeli team, which suffered its only defeat in the championship against the Armenian representatives. 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 | Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said. Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani. POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO. Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |