  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 Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia considers Cyprus as one of its main partners in EU - envoy  Armenia considers Cyprus one of its main partners in the European Union, Ambassador Tigran Mkrtchyan has said.Armenian, Albanian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional issues Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan had a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania Igli Hasani.POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia confirms will attend NATO summit in Washington Armenia has confirmed its participation in the NATO summit in Washington, a spokesperson has confirmed. |
