Varuzhan Hakobyan loses game to Alexander Onischuk at U.S. Chess ChampionshipMay 19, 2010 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Varuzhan Hakobyan lost a game to Alexander Onischuk in the 5th round of the U.S. Chess Championship going on in Saint Louis. Hakobyan is currently the 7th with 3 points. Melikset Khachiyan and Levon Altunyan come 21st and 23rd respectively. In the 6th round, Varuzhan Hakobyan will play vs. Alex Yermolinsky, Melikset Khachiyan will rival Dmitry Gurevich while Levon Altunyan will match against Robert Hess. 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. |