  Tigran Kotanjyan suffers first defeat at Fajr International Chess Open Tournament March 4, 2011 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Tigran Kotanjyan lost his 7th round game with Gadir Guseinov (Azerbaijan) at the 19th Fajr International Chess Open Tournament in Iran. The Armenian GM is the 22nd after 7 rounds with 5 points. Kotanjyan is 1.5 point behind the leader of the tournament, Sergei Tiviakov of the Netherlands. In the 8th round, Kotanjyan will rival Amir Kowsarinia of Iran.   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. |
