Armenian GMs to participate in Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2012February 27, 2012 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - From March 3-10, Armenia’s Tigran L. Petrosian, Zaven Andriasian, Gevorg Harutjunyan, Tigran Gharamian, Sergey Grigoriants, David Arutunian, Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil), WGMs Karina Ambartsumova (Russia) and Tatev Abrahamyan (U.S.) will perform at the International Chess Open to be held in Cappelle la Grande, France. Gevorg Harutjunyan, David Arutunian and Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian are currently participating in chess tournament in Rochefort, France. After the 3rd round, they scored 3 points to share 1-3 places. GM Tigran Gharamian gained 6,5 points out of 9 to come 5th, falling only 0,5 point behind the leader, while Mekhitarian came 11th with 5,5 points in international chess tournament in Cannes. The tournament brought together 61 chess players. 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. |