Armenian GMs successful at Aeroflot OpenFebruary 11, 2011 - 14:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmasters Tigran Kotanjyan and Melikset Khachiyan as well as FIDE master Poghos Nahapetyan are successful at Aeroflot Open in Moscow, each gaining 2.5 points in 3 rounds. Elina Danielyan shares 2-5th positions in the standings of the of the 1st Cento International Chess Open, which brought together 102 players from 20 countries, among them 16 Grandmasters, who are competing in the 9-round Swiss event with the prize fund of 26.000 EUR. 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 | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |