Armenian chess players GMs Arman Pashikian, Davit Arutinian (Georgia), IM Georgi Arzumanian as well as David Kalashian have 2 points of 2 each and are among the leaders in the 6th International Tournament, held in Istanbul, Turkey.

IM Levon Babujian has 1,5, Aghasi Inants, Armen Grigoriev (Georgia) and Harutun Hagop Kebabciyan (Turkey) 1 points.

454 chess players take part in the tournament.

Seven rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian GM Tigrna Kotanjian has 5,5 and WGM Nelly Aginian 5 points of 7 in the 4th Open, held in Kalamaria, Greece.

GM Vasilios Kotronias (Greece) is the leader with 6,5 points.

222 chess players take part in the tournament.

Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian chess players WIM Siranush Andriasian has 3,5 and Liana Aghabekian 3 points of 5 in Woman Open Tournament - Rudenko Memorial, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

The leader is WGM Natalija Pogonina (Russia).

Four rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian chess players Liana Aghabekian and WIM Siranush Andriasian have 3 points each after four rounds and are on the 4th and 5th places in Woman Open Tournament - Rudenko Memorial, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

40 chess players take part in the tournament.
 

Armenian chess players WIM Siranush Andriasian and Liana Aghabekian participate in Woman Open Tournament - Rudenko Memorial, held in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

After two rounds Aghabekian shares 1-5th places with 2 points. Andriasian has 1,5 points.

40 chess players take part in the tournament.
 

Armenian GM Karen Movsziszian won the clear 1st place in 8th Open International, held in Tarragona, Spain. Movsziszian gained 8 points of 9 and left behind 132 participants included GMs Delchev (Bulgaria), Brynell (Sweden), Kogan, Oratovsky (Israel), Kosten (France), Peralta (Argentina), Bellon, Del Rio (Spain).
 

Armenian GM Zaven Andriasian gained 4,5 points of 9 and took the 5th place in Rubinstein Memorial, held in Polanica Zdroj, Poland.

GM Laznicka (Czech Republic) won the 1st place with 5,5 points.
 

Final Standings (9 rounds)

Men

1. Virabyan Gor           Nor Hachin    8
2. Gasparyan Tigran    Yerevan         8
3. Minasyan Hayk        Sisian           7

66 chess players took part in the tournament.

Women

1. Mnatskanyan Diana    Abovian      7
2. Hayrapetyan Anna      Yerevan      7
3. Ghambaryan Hasmik   Vanadzor   7

25 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian GM World Junior's Champion Zaven Andriasian takes part in Rubinstein Memorial, held in Polanica Zdroj, Poland. 10 chess players participate in this Grandmasters' Tournament.

In the first six rounds Andriasian had no looses and gained 3,5 points. He is on the 2nd place. Andriasian stays behind Bartosz Socko with 0,5 point.

Three rounds are left before the end of the tournament. You may follow Andriasian's games on August 24, 25, 26 at our website online
 

Chess tournaments go on in the program of Pan Armenian Games, held in Yerevan. Seven rounds have been played.

Gevorg Alaverdian (Hrazdan) is the leader with 6,5 points in Men Tournament. Hasmik Ghambarian (Vanadzor) is leading among Women with 6 points.

Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Chess tournaments go on in the program of Pan Armenian Games, held in Yerevan. Five rounds have been played.

Gevorg Alaverdian (Hrazdan) is the leader with 5 points in Men Tournament. Anna Hairapetian (Yerevan) is leading among Women with the same result.

Four rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian gained 5 points of 9 in Acropolis Tournament, held in Athens, Greece.

GM Ilia Smirin (Israel) won the 1st prize with 7 points.
 

Chess tournaments go on in the program of Pan Armenian Games. 65 men and 25 women take part in this event. Four rounds have been played.

Levon Galoyan (Yerevan) and Gevorg Alaverdian (Hrazdan) are the leaders in Men Tournament and Anna Hairapetian (Yerevan) in Women Tournament. Each of them has 4 points.

Five rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian has 5 points of 8 in Acropolis Tournament, held in Athens, Greece.

GM Ilia Smirin (Israel) is the leader with 6,5 points.

One round is left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian GM Ashot Anastasian gained 7 points of 9 and together with GM Bassem Amin (Egypt) shared the 1-2nd places in 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. GM Karen Asrian (Armenia) stayed behind the winners with 0,5 point and took the 3rd place.

70 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) gained 5 points of 5 and won the 1st place in a Rapid Open, held in Santos, Brazil.

70 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian young player Armen Antinyan gained 7 points of 9 and took the 2nd place in an Open, held in Tbilisi, Georgia. Antinyan fulfilled International Master's Norm for the first time.
 

GMs Viswanathan Anand (India) and Levon Aronian (Armenia) held the Final Match for World Rapid Champion Title in Mainz, Germany.

Anand had a victory with score 2,5:1.5 and won the main prize.
 

Armenian GM Tigran L. Petrosian gained 9 points of 11 and took the 4th place in Ordix Open Rapid Tournament, held in the frames of Mainz Festival. Petrosian stayed behind the winner GM David Navara (Czech Republic) only with 0,5 point.

GMs Gabriel Sargissian, Vladimir Akopian gained 8, Rafael Vaganian 7,5 points.

762 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian young IM Hrant Melkumyan won the 1st prize in Internet Tournament organized by the famous ICC website. 1838 chess players took part in the tournament.

Two Armenian chess players defeated two Azerbaijanian grandmasters in semi-finals. Gabriel Sargissian and Hrant Melkumyan won Gadir Guseinov and Rauf Mamedov.

Melkumyan had a victory over Sargissian in the Final Match.

Hrant Melkumyan got the right to fly to Mexico city during the World Chess Championship on ICC grant.
 

GMs Ashot Anastasian (Armenia) and Bassem Amin (Egypt) gained 6,5 points of 8 each in 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. GMs Karen Asrian (Armenia) and Valeriy Neverov (Ukraine) have 6 points each.

The central games of the last 9th round are Asrian-Anastasian and Neverov-Amin.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian gained 3,5 points of 6 in Acropolis Tournament, held in Athens, Greece.

GM Ilia Smirin (Israel) is the leader with 5,5 points.
 

World Rapid Championship

Standings of Preliminary Tournament (6 games)

1. Anand              4
2. Aronian            3,5
3. Kasimdzhanov  2,5
4. Bacrot              2

On August 19 Viswanathan Anand and Levon Aronian, who are the 1st and 2nd place holders will have a match of four games for World Rapid Champion Title. In case of score 2:2, the champion will be decided in tie-break in one blitz game.

You may follow World Rapid Championship games at our website on August 19 beginning 21:30 (Yerevan time)  online1  online2

You may follow Ordix Open games at our website on August 19 beginning 13:00 (Yerevan time)  online1  online2
 

World Rapid Championship, in the frames of Mainz Festival, goes on. The four participants played the first part games.

Standings after Round 3

1. Anand              2,5
2. Aronian            1,5
3. Bacrot              1,5
4. Kasimdzhanovpan>  0,5

On August 18 the second part of games will be held. Chess players who win 1st and 2nd places will have a match for World Champion Title on August 19.

You may follow World Rapid Championship games at our website on August 18,19 beginning 21:30 (Yerevan time)  online1  online2
 

Armenian GMs Gabriel Sargissian gained 8,5, Tigran L. Petrosian and Vladimir Akopian 8 each, Rafael Vaganian 7,5 and Sergey Galdunts 5,5 points of 11 in Chess960 FiNet Open held in the frames of Mainz Festival. GM Victor Bologan (Moldova) with 9,5 points.

Armenian grandmasters will take part in Ordix Open on August 18-19 in Mainz.

You may follow Ordix Open games at our website on August 18 beginning 15:30 and 19 beginning 13:00 (Yerevan time)  online1  online2
 

Armenian GMs Ashot Anastasian and Karen Asrian had victories over GM Bassem Amin (Egypt) and GM Alojzije Jankovic in the 6th round of 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Now Anastasian has 5 points and shares 1-3rd places with GM Amin and IM Morteza Mahjoob (Iran). Asrian has 4,5.

The central games of the 7th round are Mahjoob - Anastasian and Amin - Asrian.
 

Armenian GM Levon Aronian became Chess960 World Champion for the second time. Aronian had a victory over GM Viswanathan Anand (India) with score 3,5:2,5 in the Final Match of the Championship held in Mainz, Germany. The main four games of the match ended in score 2:2. In additional, blitz games Armenian grandmaster won with score 1,5:0,5.

Aronian became Chess960 World Champion for the first time in 2006 having victory over GM Peter Svidler (Russia).

On August 17-19 Levon Aronian, Viswanathan Anand, Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbekistan) and Etienne Bacrot (France) will take part in World Rapid Championship, which will also be held in Mainz.

You may follow World Rapid Championship games at our website on August 17-19 beginning 21:30 (Yerevan time)  online1 online2
 

Armenian GMs Gabriel Sargissian has 4,5, Tigran L. Petrosian 4, Vladimir Akopian and Sergey Galdunts 3,5 each, Rafael Vaganian 3 points after 5 rounds in Chess960 FiNet Open held in the frames of Mainz Festival. The leaders are GMs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Gata Kamsky (USA) and Zoltan Almasi (Hungary) with 5 points each.

Six round are left before the end of the tournament. They will be held on August 17.

You may follow FiNet Open games at our website on August 17 beginning 13:00 (Yerevan time)  online1  online2
 

Armenian GMs Ashot Anastasian and Karen Asrian had victories over IM G N Gopal (India) and GM Sarhan Guliev (Azerbaijan) in the 5th round of 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. WIM Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) ended in a draw with WGM Zeinab Mamedjarova (Azerbaijan).

Now Anastasian has 4 points and stays behind GM Bassem Amin (Egypt) with one point. Asrian has 3,5, Mouradian 2,5 points.

The central game of the 6th round is Anastasian-Amin.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian has 1,5 points of 3 in Acropolis Tournament, held in Athens, Greece.
 

Armenian GM Levon Aronian won in the preliminary tournament of Chess960 World Championship held in Mainz, Germany. Aronian had victory over Kasimdzhanov and ended in draws with Bacrot and Anand in the second part of the tournament.

Standings of Preliminary Tournament (6 games)

1. Aronian            4,5
2. Anand              4
3. Bacrot              2
4. Kasimdzhanov  1,5

On August 16 Levon Aronian and Viswanathan Anand, who are the 1st and 2nd place holders will have a match of four games for Chess960 World Champion Title. In case of score 2:2, the champion will be decided in tie-break in one blitz game.

You may follow Aronian-Anand match games at our website on August 16 beginning 21:30 (Yerevan time) online1 online2

On August 16-19 Armenian GMs Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Rafael Vaganian, Tigran L. Petrosian take part in Chess960 and Rapid Open Tournaments of Mainz Festival.

You may follow Akopian's, Sargissian's, Vaganian's, Petrosian's games at our website on August 16-19 beginning 15:30 (Yerevan time) online1 online2
 

Armenian GM Ashot Anastasian has 3 points of 4 in 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Anastasian stays behind GM Amin (Egypt) with 1 point.

GM Karen Asrian has 2,5 and WIM Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) 2 points.

Five rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian has 1 point of 2 in Acropolis Tournament, held in Athens, Greece.
 

Armenian GM Levon Aronian leads in Chess960 World Championship held in Mainz, Germany. Aronian had victories over GMs Bacrot, Kasimdzhanov and ended in a draw with Anand in the first part of the tournament.

Standings after Round 3

1. Aronian            2,5
2. Anand              1,5
3. Kasimdzhanov  1,5
4. Bacrot              0,5

On August 15 the second part of games will be held. Chess players who win 1st and 2nd places will have a match for World Champion Title on August 16.

You may follow Aronian's games at our website beginning 21:30 (Yerevan time) online1 online2

On August 16-19 Armenian GMs Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Rafael Vaganian, Tigran L. Petrosian take part in Chess960 and Rapid Open Tournaments, held in Mainz.

You may follow Akopian's, Sargissian's, Vaganian's, Petrosian's games at our website on August 16-19 beginning 15:00 (Yerevan time) online1 online2
 

FIDE publishes the initial list of qualifiers for the World Cup 2007. Armenian GMs Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Zaven Andriasian as well as Varuzhan Akobian (USA) have got the right to participate in World Cup, held in November-December, 2007 in Khanty-Mansyisk, Russia.
 

After the success in Kavala, Armenian WGM Elina Danielian takes part in another event in Greece. Danielian plays in Acropolis Tournament, held in Athens. Danielian had a victory over Kanakaris (Greece) in the first round.
 

Armenian GM Ashot Anastasian has 2,5 points of 3 in 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Anastasian stays behind GM Pantsulaia (Georgia) and Amin (Egypt) with 0,5 point.

GM Karen Asrian has 1,5 and WIM Knarik Mouradian (Lebanon) 1 points.

Six rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

On August 14-19, 2007 Armenian GMs Levon Aronian takes part in Chess960 World Championship and Rapid World Championship, held in Mainz, Germany. Aronian's opponents are GMs Viswanathan Anand, Rustam Kasimdzhanov and Etienne Bacrot.

You may follow Aronian's games at our website on August 14-19 beginning 21:30 (Yerevan time) online

On August 16-19 Armenian GMs Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Rafael Vaganian, Tigran L. Petrosian take part in Chess960 and Rapid Open Tournaments, held in Mainz.

You may follow Akopian's, Sargissian's, Vaganian's and Petrosian's games at our website on August 16-19 beginning 15:00 (Yerevan time) online
 

Armenian GM Melikset Khachiyan (USA) gained 7,5 points of 9 and won the clear first place in an International Tournament, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Khachiyan had no looses and took the lead over the closest opponent with one point.
 

Armenian GM Ashot Anastasian had a victory over GM Mikhail Ivanov (Russia) in the second round of the 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Anastasian is one of the leaders with 2 points.

GM Karen Asrian has 1 point.

Seven rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) gained 9 points of 10 and won the clear first place in an Open, held in Brasilia, in the capital of the country.
 

Armenian Woman GM Elina Danielian fulfilled men's grandmaster norm. She achieved the success in the 16th Open Tournament in Kavala, Greece. Danielian gained 6,5 points of 9 and shared the 3rd place with a group of chess players.

GM Tigran Kotanjian's result is 5,5 points.

GM Ivan Ivanisevic (Serbia) won the first prize with 7,5 points.
 

Armenian GMs Karen Asrian and Ashot Anastasian take part in 17th Open, held in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Anastasian has 1 and Asrian 0,5 points after the first round.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian and GM Tigran Kotanjian have 5,5 points of 7 each and share the 2-7th places with GMs Perunovic, Ivanisevic (Serbia), Gelashvili (Georgia), Halkias (Greece) in the 16th Open Tournament in Kavala, Greece.

The leader is GM Kotronias (Greece) with 6 points.

Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian and GM Tigran Kotanjian take part in the 16th Open Tournament in Kavala, Greece.

After 6 rounds Danielian shares 2-5th places with GMs Gelashvili (Georgia), Ivanisevic (Serbia), Banikas (Greece) with 5 points. Danielian stays behind the leader GM Kotronias (Greece) only with 0.5 point. Kotanjian has 4.5 points.

143 chess players take part in the tournament.

Three rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
 

On September 7-16, 2007 Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian will take part in a Grandmaster Tournament in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.
 

On August 13-19 Armenian GMs Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Tigran L. Petrosian will take part in Chess Classic Mainz, 2007 in Germany.

Aronian together with GMs Anand, Bacrot and Kasimdzhanov will take part in Rapid World Championship and Chess960 World Championship. And Akopian, Sargissian, Petrosian will take part in Open Tournaments.

You may follow Chess Classic Mainz, 2007 at our website online
 

Armenian IM Tigran Gharamian (France) gained 6,5 points of 9 and won the clear 1st prize in Round Robin Tournament, held in Charleroi, Belgium. Gharamian fulfilled a GM norm.
 

Armenian IM Mher Hovhanisian gained 7,5 points of 9 and won the 1st prize in Open Tournament, held in Charleroi, Belgium.

153 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian Woman International Master Knarik Mouradian gained 7,5 points of 9 and took the 2nd place in Lebanon Men's Championship. Mouradian stayed behind the winner FM Ahmad Najjar only with 0,5 point.
 

On August 12-20, 2007 Armenian GMs Karen Asrian and Ashot Anastasian will take part in 17th Chess Festival in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
 

Armenian WGM Elina Danielian continues her participation in China Club Championship on the part of Thianzin Team.

Danielian gained 5 points of 7.
 

Armenian IM Mikael Agopov (Finland) gained 6,5 points of 9 and took the 7th place in Heart of Finland Tournament, held in Jyvaskyla. Agopov stayed behind the winner GM Miezis (Latvia) with one point.

121 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian GM Sergei Movsesian (Slovakia) gained 7,5 points of 9 and took the 2nd place in Rapid Open Tournament, held in Pardubice, Czech Republic. The first prize went to GM Mamedjarov (Azerbaijan) with 9 points.

204 players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian GM Karen Movsziszian gained 6,5 points of 9 and shared the 2-7th places in XIII Jorge Alvarez Memorial, held in El Ejido, Spain. Movsziszian stayed behind the winner GM Baklan (Ukraine) only with 0,5 point.

66 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

Armenian young chess player IM Hrant Melkumyan gained 7 points of 9 and shared the 1-3rd places with GM Macieja and IM Szoen (both Poland) in Najdorf Memorial, held in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland.

Melkumyan fulfilled a GM norm.

68 chess players took part in the tournament.
 

rmenian GM Segei Movsesian gained 7,5 points of 9 and became Slovakia Champion. Movsesian had 6 victories, ended in a draw 3 games and had no losses.