5 Armenians included in FIDE list of 100 best chess playersNovember 3, 2009 - 13:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - FIDE issued its November Rankings upon completion of European Chess Team Championship 2009. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is the fourth with 2786 points, following Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria, 2810 points), Magnus Karlsen (Norway, 2801 points) and Viswanathan Anand (India, 2788 points).Vladimir Hakobyan is the 35th with 2700 points. Gabriel Sargsyan is the 51st with 2676 points. Arman Pashikyan is the 71st with 2656 points. Sergei Movsisyan representing Slovakia is the 22nd with 2718 points. 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. |