Tigran Garamyan plays successfully in Zurich International Chess Tournament after Alois NaglerAugust 14, 2009 - 22:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grand master Tigran Garamyan who represents France in Alois Nagler international chess tournament dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Zutich's chess organization, obtained 5.5 out of possible 7 points, thus falling behind Boris Avrukh (Israel) by 0.5 points.Among tournament participants there are strong players such as Alexander Marozevich, Alexander Dreev (Russia), Emil Sutovsky (Israel) and others. Tournament is organized in Swiss system - it consists of 9 rounds, with a total number of 272 participants. During the 8th round, Garamyan will compete against Alexander Marozevich. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |