Aronian to face Bacrot at European Chess Championships round 7November 9, 2011 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will face off against France in the 7th round of Porto Carras-hosted European Team Chess Championships. The board pairings were announced as follows: Levon Aronian- Etienne Bacrot, Sergei Movsesian- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vladimir Akopian- Laurent Fressinet, Gabriel Sargissian- Christian Bauer. After the 6th round, Armenia is placed 4th with 9 points; France is 6th with the same number of points. The board pairings for women’s squad vs. Russia are as follows: Elina Danielian- Nadezhda Kosintseva, Lilit Mkrtchian- Tatiana Kosintseva, Lilit Galoyan- Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kursova Maria – Natalija Pogonina. Armenia women’s squad is placed 8th with 8 points; Russia is leading with 11 points. 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 | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 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. |