Armenia's Sona Asatryan named European youth chess championSeptember 15, 2017 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess player Sona Asatryan became the European youth champion in the girl's U18 event which ended in the Romanian town of Mamaia on Thursday, September 14. From the 36 Armenian participants, only Asatryan snatched a medal, securing seven points out of the possible nine and improving her personal rating by 128 points. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently fighting for the World Chess Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |