Tata Steel Chess Wijk aan Zee named Tournament of the YearMarch 27, 2013 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The ACP announced the results of the Tournament of the Year 2012 contest, with Tata Steel Chess, Wijk aan Zee winning the title. Tata Steel was also named the Best Round Robin event of 2012 followed by Tal Memorial, Moscow and London Chess Classic. Tradewise Gibraltar Festival was announced the Best Open event of 2012, with Aeroflot Open, Moscow and Reykjavik Open as runners-up. World Chess Championship Match Anand-Gelfand, Moscow was named the best official event of 2012. 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 | Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. |