Armenia to face Azerbaijan in European Chess Championship 2nd roundNovember 4, 2011 - 10:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian women’s chess team drew the game vs. Czech Republic in the first round of European Team Chess Championship. Lilit Mkrtchyan and Maria Kursova finished first, sharing points with Katerina Nemcova and Tereza Olsarova. After Lilit Galoyan lost to Kristyna Havlikova, Elina Danielian won a victory equalizing the score 2:2. After the first round, Armenian women chess players are ranked 14 with 2 points. Serbians top the standings with 4 points. After crushing Austria 3,5:05 in the first round, Armenian men’s team will face Azerbaijanis, who scored a 2,5:1,5 victory over Italy to rank 4th. 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. |