Young grandmaster Robert Hovhannisyan: I'm glad to play along with top rated professionalsJuly 28, 2011 - 19:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The youngest grandmaster in Armenian chess team Robert Hovhannisyan stressed the fact that despite Armenia's not beeing ranked among the top 3 teams at the World Team Chess Championship, Armenia's performance was confident in every match played. “I'm glad to be playing along with top rated professionals. I still have much to learn,” the 20- year-old grandmaster told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Hovhannisyan, who played 1 winning match against an Egyptian team member, confessed to having spent a sleepless night before the game. “However, I'd call a round against Azerbaijan the hardest. I'm sure Azeri team was determined to win in a round against us. The round was similarly important to us, as we had much at stake,” Hovhannisyan said. On July 26, Armenian team won Ningbo- hosted World Team Chess Championship, gaining 14 points in 9 rounds. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |