  European Chess Championship 4th round due March 23 March 23, 2012 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumian will face off against Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) in the fourth round of the European Chess Championship in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The chess players have 3 points each and share 1st-11th places in the tournament standing. Sergei Movsesian will rival Zbyněk Hráček (Czech Republic), Robert Hovhannisyan will face Russia’s Mikhail Kobalia, Vladimir Akopian- Valery Popov (Russia). Another board pairings have been announced as follows: Gabriel Sarkissian- Nils Grandelius (Sweden), Tigran L. Petrosian- Bartlomiej Heberla (Poland), Samvel Ter-Sahakyan- Evgenia Ovod (Russia), Arman Pashikian- Robin Dragomirescu (Romania), Hovhannes Gabuzyan-Bartosz Socko. The winner will get euro 14 thous. The event is organized in 11-round Swiss system in accordance with the ECU Tournament Rules and FIDE Laws of Chess. The rate of play will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one.   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 U.S., Armenia sign customs deal  According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year.Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera.Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices.Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |
