Armenia’s youth team tops standings at World Youth U16 Chess OlympiadNovember 29, 2010 - 13:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s youth team celebrated victory in the first three rounds of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad held in Burdur, Turkey, from November 26 to December 5. Specifically, the Armenian team defeated Turkmenistan 4:0, Portugal 4:0 and Russia 3:1. After the third round, Armenia tops the standings with 11 points. In the fourth round, Armenia will rival Belarus, which is the second with 9 points. Armenia is represented by Karen Grigoryan, Robert Aghasaryan, Hovhannes Gabuzyan, David Shahinyan and Tigran Petrosyan. 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 | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |