 Three Armenians included in FIDE’s list of top 100 chess players May 1, 2017 - 13:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Three Armenian grandmasters were included in FIDE’s list of top 100 players, whose latest edition was published on Sunday, April 30 on the official website of the organization. Levon Aronian, in particular, climbed three spots to the 6th position, while Sergei Movsesian and Vladimir Akopian come in the 64th and 83rd, respectively. Among the 100 best female chess players, Armenia’s Elina Danielian is the 28th, while Lilit Mkrtchian is the 56th. The women’s list is led by Hou Yifan who recently competed at the Grenke Chess Classic, with Aronian snatching early victory following round six.   Top stories 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. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaArmenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview. |
