Armenians improve positions at Junior Chess ChampionshipAugust 8, 2011 - 13:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Robert Hovhannisyan and Samvel Ter-Sahakyan improved their positions in the standings of the World Junior Chess Championship 2011 in Chennai, India. Both GMs scored 5 points, Ter-Sahakyan is 3rd, while Hovhaniisyan is 5th. And they are just one point behind the leader of the championship, Axel Rombaldoni of Italy. In the next round, Ter-Sahakyan will rival Rombaldoni, whereas Hovhannisyan will face Niclas Huschenbeth of Germany, who is currently the runner up. Among girls, Maria Gevorgyan scored 2,5 points and is 41st in the standings. She will play against Philippines’ Mae Frayna in round 7. 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. |