Young Armenian chess players take good start at World Championship in BrazilNovember 19, 2011 - 10:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian chess players took a good start at the World Youth Championship 2011 in Caldas Novas, Brazil, which brought together over 1000 participants from 72 countries. Karen Grigoryan and Hovhannes Gabuzyan scored victories in U16 age category tournament to occupy the 1st and 5th places respectively. In U18 age category, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan won his game while Robert Aghasaryan played in a draw. 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. |