Hrant Melkumyan tops international chess tournament held in BenasqueJuly 13, 2010 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - GM Hrant Melkumyan participates in an international chess tournament in Benasque, Spain. He tops the tournament along with three chess players, each having five points. Armenia’s Karen Movsisyan, Zaven Andreasyan and Brazil’s Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian have 4 points each. Meanwhile, GM Tigran Kotanjyan scored 1.5 points out of 2 possible and is only half a point behind the leaders of Nana Aleksandria Cup held in Poti, Georgia. Armenian women's champion Anahit Kharatyan has 0.5 point. Tatev Abrahamyan scored 2 points out of 3 possible in the US Women's Championship in Saint Louis. Abrahamyan is only half a point behind the leaders. Evgeniya Doluhanova (Ukraine) was second at Mediterranean Flowers tournament in Rijeka, Croatia, scoring 5.5 points out of 9 possible, armchess.am reported. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |