Armen Proudian lands 5th at American Continental Chess ChampionshipMay 11, 2022 - 13:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Brazilian-Armenian chess master Armen Proudian has secured eight points out of the possible 11 at the XV American Continental Chess Championship in San Salvador, El Salvador. Proudian, who represents Brazil, shared the 2nd to 8th spots but ended up in the 5th place after additional coefficients were taken into account, A1Plus reports. Another Brazilian-Armenian chess player, Grigor-Sevak Mkhitaryan collected seven points to share the 14th-24th spots. Timur Gareyev from the United States, meanwhile, secured 9.5 points to win the American Continental Chess Championship title. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |