World Youth Chess Championship 5th round pairings announcedNovember 22, 2011 - 10:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 5th round pairings of the World Youth Chess Championship going on in Caldas Novas, Brazil, have been announced. In the U18 tournament, Armenia’s Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, who tops the standings with 4 points will face UAE’s Saleh Salem. Robert Aghasaryan (20th, with 3 points) will play against Willyam Palomino Espinoza of Peru, who is 19th. In the U16 tournament, Hovhannes Gabuzyan (10th, with 3 points) will rival Cankut Emiroglu of Turkey. Karen Grigoryan (36th, with 2.5 points) will play against Luis Paulo Supi. 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 PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. |