 Lilit Mkrtchyan suffers first defeat at FIDE Grand PrixSeptember 30, 2009 - 18:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess player Lilit Mkrtchyan suffered her first defeat from Chinese Xu Yuhua in the 3rd round of FIDE Grand Prix going on in Nanjing, China.In the 1st and 2nd rounds, Mkrtchyan made a draw with Russia's Baira Kovanova and France's Marie Sebag respectively. Georgia's Nana Dzagnidze leads the tournament with 3 points. Lilit Mkrtchyan shares the 9-11th positions with Marie Sebag and Shen Yang, who will be her rival in the 4th round. Standings after 3 rounds: Nana Dzagnidze - 3 points; Xu Yuhua - 2.5 points; Wenjun Ju - 2 points; Zhu Chen, Munguntuul Batkhuya, Martha Fierro, Baira Kovanova, Zhao Xue - 1.5 points, Lilit Mkrtchyan, Marie Sebag -1 point; Betul Yildiz - 0 point.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day  Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day.Armenia, U.S. to upgrade Strategic Dialogue meeting to Strategic Partnership Commission The two governments have release a statement on the occasion of the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Dialogue Capstone meeting.Azerbaijan complains to Germany about Armenia's constitution Bayramov has complained about the Armenian constitution to his German counterpart Annalena Berbock.idcoin: New tool in IDBank’s loyalty system IDBank has announced the launch of idcoin, a new tool in the customer loyalty system. |
