Isle of Man: Armenian grandmasters share second spot in R2September 25, 2017 - 11:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Sergei Movsesian and Gabriel Sargissian drew their respective games at the Round 2 of the Isle of Man chess tournament on Sunday, September 24. Varuzhan Akobian and Krikor Mekhitarian, both of Armenian descent and representing the United States and Brazil, respectively, also reached draws in the second round. Ahead of the third round set for Monday, September 25, Movsesian, Sargissian and Mekhitarian have 1.5 points each out of a possible 2, while Akopian has only half a point. Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand are among the leaders of the tournament, with a lot of big names taking part in the event to boost their ratings to be eligible to make the field for next year's Candidates tournament. 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. |