Yugra beats Mika in European Club Cup round 2October 13, 2012 - 20:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Women’s team of Mika Yerevan chess club lost to “Yugra” (Khanty-Mansiysk) 1,5:2,5 in the second round of Israel-hosted European Club Cup. Elina Danielian beat Baira Kovanova, Lilit Mkrtchian tied a game vs. Marina Romanko, while both Harika Dronavalli and Lele Javakhishvili suffered defeats. Yugra currently leads the tournament, with Mika placed 4th with 1 point. Yerevan chess club will face off against “Cercle d’Echecs” (Monte Carlo) in the next round. European Club Cup will run until Oct 18. The time control in operation is 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes until the end of the game with an increment of 30 seconds from the start. Mika was the winner of European Club Cup 2006. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |