  First tour of 71st Armenian Men’s Chess Championship launched January 18, 2011 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On January 18, Tigran Petrossian chess house in Yerevan hosted the first tour of 71st Armenian Men’s Chess Championship. 3 out of 6 matches ended in victories, the remaining 3 pairs drew their games. In the first tour, Hrant Melkumyan, Robert Hovhannesyan and Arman Pashikyan gained victories over David Petrosyan, Tigran Kotanjyan and Artashes Minasyan. Games between Samvel Ter-Sahakyan-- Ashot Anastasyan, Avetik Grigoryan - Tigran Petrosyan and Zaven Andriasyan - Ara Minasyan ended in a draw. 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.   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 Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
