  Lilit Mkrtchyan drops to 2nd place at Gyorgy Marx Memorial June 22, 2011 - 16:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hungarian town of Paks is hosting a traditional chess tournament in commemoration of the famous physicist Gyorgy Marx. In the 5th round of the tournament Armenia’s Lilit Mkrtchyan, playing with white pieces, lost to Alina Kashlinskaya of Russia. Currently, Kashlinskaya is leading the tournament with 3,5 points, followed by Mkrtchyan (3 points). In the 6th round, Mkrtchyan will face Hungary’s Ildiko Madl (5th position with 2 points).   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 |  Latest news Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”  Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Armenia says wants expanded transport, energy connectivity Pashinyan says Armenia is interested in the expansion of connectivity in transport, energy, telecommunications and other directions.Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution.U.S. sees “extraordinary” opportunity for peace between Armenia, Azerbaijan U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken believes there is an “extraordinary” opportunity to reach a peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |
