Armenia starts preparing for World Chess Team Championship 2011June 25, 2011 - 12:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian national chess team starts training sessions in preparation for the World Chess Team Championship 2011. Coach Arshak Petrosyan believes that his men will do their best to be among top three teams. “We will start training with a 2-day session in Dilijan on June 28. I believe that Sergei Movsesian who joined the national team this year will make it stronger,” he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. World Chess Team Championship 2011 will be held Ningbo, China, from July 15 to 26, with participation of Armenia, China, Russia, Ukraine, Israel, Hungary, Israel, India, U.S., Egypt and Azerbaijan. The Armenian team includes Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and Robert Hovhannisyan. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Pashinyan: Armenia’s desired goal is “on the horizon” Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said that Armenia is moving forward “without interruption”. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. |