Dronavalli deems victory over Danielian ‘debut preparation’November 15, 2012 - 11:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Indian grandmaster Harika Dronavalli has commented on her victory against Armenia’s Elina Danielian in FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship round 2. “This was my debut preparation. I worked on this novelty a lot, even this morning. I am happy that I was able to use this idea in the game,” she said. The two players won silver in European Club Cup last month as part of Mika club. Dronavalli confessed to being friends with both Danielian and the whole Armenian team. “Of course we know each other and played together at the Chess Olympiad and in other tournaments. This is my fourth World Championship. My best result was reaching quarterfinals in 2010. This is a very tough tournament, where everything can be decided in a single game. So I have no expectations, I just play chess,” Dronavalli said, according to FIDE Women’s World Chess Championship 2012 official website. 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 | Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. IDBank, Dalma team up for Caucasian Deer Reintroduction Program IDBank has joined Dalma Garden Mall’s Green Challenge to support the Caucasian red deer reintroduction project. Through Ucom’s support the 12th Sunchild Festival concludes On May 24-28, with the support of Ucom, the 12th international environmental festival Sunchild took place in Yerevan. U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |