Republican school chess Olympiad launched in ArmeniaMarch 17, 2009 - 21:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 3rd tour of Republican school chess Olympiad was launched under Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) aegis with the assistance of Armenian Chess Federation and RA Ministry of Education and science. The tournament due on Mar14-27 will be held in all the regions of Karabakh and Armenia."The Republican Olympiad promotes the development of chess sport among youth and helps discover new talents. Our aim is to retain Armenia's leadership in international chess arena," AGBU reported. AGBU presented more than 2000 chess boards to 700 public schools of Armenia and NKR, and awarded the winners and their coaches with PCs and gold medals. The final tour of the Republican school chess Olympiad is due in May in Shushi, NKR. 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |