  Drawing for 71st Armenian Chess Championship held January 17, 2011 - 14:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 17, Tigran Petrossian chess house in Yerevan hosted a drawing for the 71st Armenian Chess Championship due January 18 through January 30. Championship prize fund is AMD 1,200 mln, AMD 800 and 500 thousand for winners of 1-3rd places. 1-5 places winners will qualify for Europe Championship; 6-8 places winners will gain entrance to Aeroflot Open. 12 grandmasters will gather for the 1st round, paired as follows: Avetik Grigoryan - Tigran Petrosyan, Robert Hovhannesyan - Tigran Kotanjyan, Arman Pashikyan - Artashes Minasyan, Zaven Andriasyan - Ara Minasyan, Hrant Melkumyan - David Petrosyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan - Ashot Anastasyan.   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 |  Latest news Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha  Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time.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. |
