Armenian chess player Hrant Melkumyan conquered silver medal in World Youth Championship in U18. The Championship was taking place in Batumi, Georgia. Melkumyan gained 8 points of 11.
 

Armenian chess player Robert Aghasaryan obtained the title of World Champion in U12. The World Youth Championship was taking place in Batumi, Georgia. Aghasarian did not have any lost and gained 9 points of 11.
 

World Youth Championship has started in Batumi, Georgia. Boys and girls compete in 6 age groups (U8, U10, U12, U14, U16, U18).
30 Armenian chess players take part in the championship.

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Armenian chess players results
 

Name	Pts.	Rk.
Melkumyan Hrant	8,0	2	B18
Hambartsumian Yuri	6,5	13	B18
Hayrapetian Ovik	7,5	5	B16
Ter Sahakyan Samvel	7,5	8	B14
Tamazyan Haik	7,0	14	B14
Baghdasaryan Vahe	6,0	31	B14
Basencyan Mark	5,0	59	B14
Aghasaryan Robert	9,0	1	B12
Gabuzyan Hovhannes	6,0	31	B12
Petrosyan Tigran	6,0	36	B12
Apresyan Zohrak	6,0	37	B12
Gabrielyan Rafael	5,0	60	B12
Shahinyan David	6,0	33	B12
Balkhashyan Gevorg	5,0	54	B10
Hambartsumyan Gevorg	5,0	58	B10
Harutyunyan Tigran	7,0	18	B10
Kanjaryan Vladimir	6,5	32	B10
Torosyan Norayr	6,5	26	B10
Kostanyan Grigori	6,5	21	B8
Petrosyan Manuel	8,0	5	B8
Martirosyan Lia	6,5	14	G18
Darbinian Nune	6,5	15	G16
Khanamiryan Ani	5,5	31	G16
Margaryan Hasmik	5,5	32	G14
Meseljyan Astghik	5,5	30	G14
Grigoryan Julieta	4,5	56	G12
Khalikyan Astghik	4,5	54	G12
Mirzabekyan Svetlana	5,5	34	G12
Gaboyan Susanna	7,0	11	G10
Gukasyan Siranush	6,0	22	G8

A special newspaper is published after each round during World Juniors and Girls Championships. Games, results, standings, photos and other material find place there. Totally 13 issues of the newspaper are to be published.

Chess lovers from all countries can acquire a whole set of World Championships Newspaper. To get acquainted with the conditions, they should write to the following email address armchess@arminco.com
 

FIDE President, the President of Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was in Armenia on October 16-17. He came to Yerevan to take part in World Juniors and Girls Championships' closing ceremony.

The President of Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharian received Kirsan Ilyumzhinov on October 17.

Robert Kocharian's meeting with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Serzh Sargsian
 

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and World Juniors Champion Zaven Andriasian.

World Juniors and Girls Championships 2006 came to its end in Yerevan, Armenia. 17 years old chess players Zaven Andriasian (Armenia) and Shen Yang (China) became world junior and girl champions.

Andriasian the clear winner of the first place, will obtain GM norm according to FIDE Regulations. He also got the right of participation in World Chess Cup.

Shen Yang shared the 1-4 places but was the first according to the tie-break. She will take part in World Women Championship.

Nikita Vitiugov (Russia) was the 2nd prize winner and Yuriy Kryvoruchko (Ukraine) the 3rd in juniors tournament.

12 years old Hou Yifan (China) was the 2nd and Salome Melia (Georgia) was the 3rd in girls tournament.

17 chess players fulfilled International Norms in the Championships.

The closing ceremony of World U20 Championships took place on October 16 in Yerevan Chess House after Tigran Petrosian. FIDE President, President of Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Armenian Chess Federation President, Minister of Defence of Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsian presented medals and awards to the prize winners.

Championships participants and guests say goodbye to Armenia. Many of them will return to Yerevan next year. Here will take place World Juniors and Girls Championships 2007.
 

 

Congratulations!
Zaven Andreasian and Shen Yang  - World U20 Champions.
 

	Online	PGN	Results	Pairings	Standings
Juniors	Round13	Round13	Round13	Round13	Round13
Girls		Round13	Round13	Round13	Round13

We remind that the last 13th round of World U20 Championships starts at 11:00 (Yerevan time).

You may follow World Juniors and Girls Championships games online
 

Armenian Mika Yerevan team won European Woman Club Cup 2006. Maia Chiburdanidze, Elina Danielian, Nino Khurtsidze and Nelly Aginian brought the great success. Mika gained 12 points of 14 and took the first place at the tournament held in Fuegen, Austria.

Armenian team ended the match with Southern Ural Cheliabinsk (Russia) with score 2:2 in the last round. All the four games ended in a draw. Georgian club Energy-Investi Sakartvelo which was on the second place also ended the match with score 2:2.

Bank King won Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia-Herzegovina) with score 3,5:2,5. Vaganian, Anastasian won, Asrian, Art. Minasian, T.L. Petrosian ended in a draw, Yegiazarian lost. Bank King took the 11th place among 56 teams. European Cup went to Tomsk-400 (Russia).
 

Mika Yerevan team really pretends to European Woman Club Cup. Mika has 11 points of 12 and is the leader before the last round in Tournament held in Fuegen, Austria. Except Armenian Club one more team continues the struggle for the victory. It is Energy-Investi Sakartvelo (Georgia) which stays behind Mika with 1 point.

Mika wonderfully won Herzliya Chess Club (Israel) in the 6th round with score 3,5:0,5. Elina Danielian, Nino Khurtsidze, Nelly Aginian won, Maia Chiburdanidze ended in a draw.

Mika will play with Southern Ural Cheliabinsk (Russia) and Energy-Investi Sakartvelo with Economist SGSEU Saratov (Russia) in the last 7th round.

Bank King men team lost to Ashdod City Club (Israel) in the 6th round with score 2:4. Art. Minasian won, Vaganian, T.L. Petrosian, Yegiazarian lost, Asrian and Anastasian ended in a draw.

Bank King has 8 points and is on the 16th place among 56 teams. Four Russian and one French Clubs share 1-5 places each with 10 points. Bank King will play with Siroki Brijeg (Bosnia-Herzegovina) in the last round.

European Club Cup games may be followed online on our website www.chess.at/live
 

Armenian GM Tigran L. Petrosian continues his excellent playing in European Club Cup held in Fuegen, Austria. He played with GM Smirnov (Tomsk-400, Russia) in the 5th round and had the fifth victory. Armenian Bank King team's match with Tomsk-400 ended with score 3:3. Except Petrosian, Lputian also won, Art. Minasian and Anastasian ended in a draw, Asrian and Vaganian lost. Bank King has 8 points and shares 3-9 places after the 5 rounds. Ural Sverdlovskaya and Ladya Kazan clubs are leading with 6 points each. Bank King plays with Ashdod City Club (Israel) in the 6th round.

Armenian woman team Mika also plays wonderfully. Mika won Economist SGSEU Saratov (Russia) with score 2,5:1,5. Chiburdanidze and Khurtsidze won, Danielian ended in a draw, Aginian lost. Armenian team is the leader with 9 points after the 5 rounds. Mika will play with Herzliya Chess Club in the 6th round.

European Club Cup games may be followed online on our website www.chess.at/live
 

After round 9 of World U20 Championship Nikita Vitiugov (Russia), Dmitry Frolyanov (Russia), Zaven Andriasian (Armenia) fulfilled the norm of Grand master, Li Chao (China), Roman Nechepurenko (Russia), Tomasz Warakomski (Poland), Wen Yang (China), John Paul Gomes (Philippines) of International Master, Zhang Jilin (China), Tatev Abrahamyan (USA), Hou Yifan (China) of Woman Grand Master, Miranda Mikadze (Georgia), Anahit Kharatyan (Armenia) of Woman International Master. Congratulations!
 

Armenian champion Mika team continuous to be the first in European Women Club Cup held in Fuegen, Austria. Mika ended in a draw (2:2) with Energy-Investi Sakartvelo (Georgia) Club. GM Chiburdanidze won, WGMs Khurtsidze and Aginian ended in a draw and WGM Danielian lost. Mika has 7 points after four rounds.

Our men Bank King team also plays successfully. Armenian chess players won Gros Xake Taldea (Spain) with score 4:2 in the fourth round.GMs Asrian, Vaganian, Lputian, Anastasian ended in a draw, GMs Art. Minasian and T.L. Petrosian won. Tigran L. Petrosian achieved an excellent result: 4 points of 4!

Now Bank King has 7 points and shares 2-6 places. Elara Cheboksary (Russia) is the leader with 8 points.

Mika will play with Economist SGSEU Saratov (Russia) and Bank King with Tomsk-400 (Russia) in the fifth round.

European Club Cup games may be followed online on our website www.chess.at/live
 

Armenian teams continue their successful play in European Club Cup held in Fuegen, Austria.

Women Mika Club had the third victory in the third round this time leaving behind Chess Club Podgorica (Montenegro) with score 2,5:1,5. WGM Nino Khurtsidze won, GM Maia Chiburdanidze, WGMs Elina Danielian and Nelly Aginian ended in a draw. Mika is the only leader with 6 points after three rounds.

Men Bank King team ended the match with very strong club Ural Sverdlovskaya (Russia) with score 3:3. GM Tigran L. Petrosian won, GM Artashes Minasian lost, GMs Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, Rafael Vaganian and Ashot Anastasian ended in a draw. Now Bank King has 5 points and falls behind the leaders only with one point.

Tigran Petrosian and Nino Khurtsidze have won all the three rounds.

European Club Cup games may be followed online on our website www.chess.at/live
 

October 10 is a free day in Championship. The participants and guests of Championships get acquainted with sights of Armenia. They visit Garni, Geghard, have a walk in Yerevan.
 

Armenian teams had new victories in European Club Cup 2006 which is held in Fuegen, Austria.

Bank King won SG 1868 Aljechin Solingen (Germany) with score 3,5:2,5. GMs Vaganian, Anastasian, Tigran l. Petrosian won, Lputian, Art. Minasian lost and Asrian ended in a draw.

Armenian women's champion Mika won Finec ST. Petersburg (Russia) with score 2,5:1,5. GM Chiburdanidze, WGM Khurtsidze won, WGM Danielian lost, WGM Aginian ended in a draw.
 

Armenian teams started their participation with victories in European Club Cup 2006 which is held in Fuegen, Austria.

Armenian men's champion Bank King won Styria Graz (Austria) with score 6:0. GMs Asrian, Vaganian, Art. Minasian, Anastasian, Tigran l. Petrosian, Yegiazarian had victories in their games.

Armenian women's champion Mika won AVS Krasnoturinsk (Russia) with score 2,5:1,5. WGMs Danielian and Khurtsidze won, WGM Aginian lost and GM Chiburdanidze ended in a draw.
 

Armenian chess player Avetik Grigoryan fulfilled International Master's norm in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. He achieves suchlike goal for the third time.

Now Grigoryan participates in World U20 Championship held in Yerevan.
 

Armenian young chess player Hrair Simonian fulfilled the International Master's norm at Alushta tournament for the second time.
 

The Elista FIDE Office announces publication on the 1st October 2006 FIDE Rating List effective 1st October to 31th December.

The new ratings of chess players of Armenia are available in our link Ratings by October 1, 2006.
 

Armenian IM Sergey Kasparov (Belarus) won the first prize in the 16th Gros Open held in San Sebastian, Spain. Kasparov gained 7.5 points of 9.

57 chess players were participating at the tournament.

World Juniors & Girls Championships' opening ceremony took place on October 3 in Yerevan, at Chess House after Tigran Petrosian. The participants and guests of Championship put flowers in front of World 9th champion Petrosian's Statue before the opening ceremony. Championship's first round is on October 3.
 

You may follow World Juniors & Girls Championships games online starting from October 3. The beginning of games at 15:00 (Yerevan time). Online 
 

The 15th Monarch Tournament has finished. Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian gained 6 points of 9 and took the 8th place.

The first prize went to Alexander Areshchenko (Ukraine) with 7 points.
 

Latest: Areshchenko leads with 6½/8, ahead of Akopian, Bartel and Volkov on 6.