  Hrant Melkumyan 0,5 point behind Aeroflot Оpen leader February 15, 2012 - 10:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All chess players representing Armenia tied the 8th round games in tournament A of Aeroflot Open Chess Festival 2012, ongoing in Moscow. Hrant Melkumyan tied game vs. Evgeny Tomashevsky (Russia), Karen Grigoryan - Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan), Vladimir Akopian – Yaroslav Zherebukh (Ukraine) games also ended in a draw. With 5,5 points Melkumyan comes 5th, Grigoryan is the 22nd with 5 points and Akopian is placed 32nd with 4,5 points. Ukraine’s Anton Korobov leads the tournament with 6 points. The festival prize fund totals 125.000 euro. The three tournaments (A, B, C) will be held in 9 rounds in line with contenders’ ranking points. Ranking above 2550 is required for the tournament group A, which usually brings together extra class chess players.   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. |
