  Armenian men's chess team leads Chess Olympiad in DresdenNovember 21, 2008 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian chess players scored a 2,5:1,5 victory over the Russian team in the 7th round of the Chess Olympiad in Dresden. As reported by the Chess Federation of Armenia, Levon Aronyan-Vladimir Kramnik, Tigran Petrosyan-Dmitry Yakovenko and Vladimir Hakobyan-Peter Svidler games ended in a draw while Gabriel Sargsyan defeated Alexander Grischuk, thus bringing victory to the Armenian team. So, Armenia completed the 7th round with 13 points; Germany, Israel and France with 12 points; Russia, Ukraine, China, Vietnam and U.S. with 11 points; Azerbaijan, Romania, India, Serbia, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, Turkey, Belarus, Slovakia, Croatia and New Zeland with 10 points. In the 8th round, the Armenian team with meet with the French chess players.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge  The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture.India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says.EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process.Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |
