  Chess Olympiad: Armenian women's team defeats Azeris, men score victory over FrenchNovember 22, 2008 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian national women's chess team scored a 4:0 victory over the Azeris in the 8th tour of the Chess Olympiad in Dresden. Elina Danielyan-Zeynab Mammadyarova, Lilit Mkrtchyan-Turkan Mammadyarova, Nelly Aghinyan-Nargiz Umudova and Lilit Galoyan-Narmin Kazimova games ended in victory of the Armenian chess players.After the 8th tour China has 14 points; U.S., Ukraine, Poland, Serbia have 13 points each; Georgia, Armenia, Slovenia and Romania have 12 points each; Russia, Hungary, France, Bulgaria, India, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Argentina and Lithuania have 11 points each. In the 9th tour, Armenian women's team will meet with Argentineans. Defeating French with 3,5:0,5 score, Armenian men's team presently tops the tournament chart with 15 points. On Saturday, Armenian chess players will meet with the Israeli team.   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 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.Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. |
