Armenian chess players defeat Turkish and Azerbaijani teamsNovember 2, 2007 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the 5th round of the 16th European Team Chess Championship 2007 in Heraklion, Greece, the Armenian national men team defeated Turks, while women gained a victory over the Azeri team with equal score 2,5:1,5.The Armenian Chess Federation reported that Levon Aronyan-Mikhail Gurevich, Gabriel Sargsyan-Kivants Khaznedaroglu and Smbat Lputyan-Mert Erdoglu duels ended in a draw, while Vladimir Hakobyan won the game with Suat Atalik. Elina Danielyan and Lilit Mkrtchyan defeated Zeynab Mammadyarova and Ilaha Kadymova. Siranush Andriasyan lost to Nargis Umudova. Nelly Aghinyan and Turkan Mammadyarova played a draw. After 5 rounds, Russian men team is leading with 10 points. Azerbaijan, Israel and Slovenia have 8. Armenia, Ukraine, France, Bulgaria, Czechia and Hungary score 7. Polish women took the pas with 9 points. Georgia, Russia and Slovenia garnered 8 followed by Hungary and Ukraine with 7 points. Armenia gained 6 points, Novosti Armenia reports. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. |