  Hrant Melkumyan dominating Sevana Lich chess tournament July 28, 2011 - 11:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sevana Lich (Lake of Sevan) round robin chess tournament is being held in Martuni province of Armenia, with 10 grandmasters participating. On July 27, the 6th tour matches were held. Thanks to victory over Zaven Andriasyan, Hrant Melkumyan is dominating the standings with 4 points. Georgian and Chinese Grandmasters Baadur Jobava and Zhou Jianchao scored up 3,5 points each. In the 6th tour Jobava was stronger than Tigran Petrosyan, who has 3 points; Jianchao shared points with Sergey Zhigalki (Belarus). Avetik Grigoryan (3 points) tied match with Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2 points). Arman Pashikyan scored up 2,5 points. The tournament is to be over July 30.   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. |
