66th Armenian Women’s Chess Championship due Jan. 11-20January 10, 2011 - 17:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 10, Tigran Petrosian chess house hosted a draw for the 66th Armenian Women’s Chess Championship. 10 chess players will participate in the Championship which is due January 11-20, with prize funds of AMD 300, 200 and 150 thousand to go to 1st to 3rd places’ winners. Men’s championship will be postponed till January 18 because of the illness of Russian Cup 2010 winner, grandmaster Zaven Andriasian. 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 | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |