  Hrant Melkumyan wins Istanbul chess tournament December 1, 2011 - 10:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Hrant Melkumyan scored 8.5 points out of 10 to win the Istanbul-hosted chess tournament organized by Armenian club Sisli. Meanwhile, gaining 7.5 points each, grandmasters Zaven Andreasian and Tigran Petrosian are only one point behind the leader Abhijeet Gupta at Vizag GM International Open Chess Championship in Visakhapatnam, India. In the last round Petrosian and Andreasian will rival Gupta and Sahaj Grover respectively. Rafael Vahanyan will perform in Czech Coal Chess Match - Snowdrops and Old-hands, held in Marianske Lazne, December 3-11, armchess.am   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
