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News July, 2010

31-Jul-2010	Sevag Mekhitarian in Dieren
	GM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian has scored 3,5 points out of 4 in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Dieren, the Netherlands. Armenian chess player is only half a point behind the leader, GM Farqere with whom he will play in the next round.
31-Jul-2010	Karen Movsziszian in Sitges
	GM Karen Movsziszian scored 6,5 points out of 9 and took the 7th place among the 134 participants of the open which was held in Sitges, Spain. Armenian chess player was one point behind the winner, GM Jose Gonzalez Garcia (Mexico).
31-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Pardubice
	GMs Artur Gabrielian and Sergey Grigoriants have scored 6 points each out of 8 before the last round in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Pardubice. GM Sergey Kasparov has scored 5, WIM Karina Ambartsumova - 3,5 points. The leader of the tournament is GM Korobov (Ukraine) with 7,5 points.
30-Jul-2010	International Title to Armenian Chess Players
	FIDE has awarded the title of Grandmaster to 24-year-old Armenian chess player Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil). Women's Grandmaster Lilit Galojan has received the title of Men's International Master. On the same day Lilit's brother, Levon Galojan, has been awarded the title of FIDE Master. Yervand Hakobyan has become a FIDE Arbiter. Further details are in "Chess in Armenia" magazine.
30-Jul-2010	Sevag Mekhitarian in Dieren
	GM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian has scored 2,5 points out of 3 in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Dieren, the Netherlands. Armenian chess player is half a point behind the three leaders of the tournament.
30-Jul-2010	Karen Movsziszian in Sitges
	GM Karen Movsziszian has scored 6,5 points out of 8 before the last round of the open which is being held in Sitges, Spain. Armenian chess player is only half a point behind the leader, GM Gonzalez Garcia (Mexico).
30-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Pardubice
	GMs Artur Gabrielian and Sergey Grigoriants have scored 5 points each out of 7 in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Pardubice. GM Sergey Kasparov has scored 4,5, WIM Karina Ambartsumova - 3,5 points. The leader of the tournament is GM Korobov (Ukraine) with 6,5 points. Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
	Current Top List of the Strongest Chess Players
	by 29 July, 2010 1. Carlsen Magnus 2826,0 2. Topalov Veselin 2803,0 3. Anand Viswanathan 2800,0 4. Aronian Levon 2783,0 5. Kramnik Vladimir 2780,2 6. Grischuk Alexander 2760,0 7. Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2755,8 8. Eljanov Pavel 2755,0 9. Ivanchuk Vassily 2754,0 10. Shirov Alexei 2749,0 12. Radjabov Teimour 2748,0 14. Gelfand Boris 2739,0 22. Movsesian Sergei 2723,0 35. Kamsky Gata 2705,0
29-Jul-2010	Abrahamyan has Fulfilled Grandmaster's Norm
	Tatev Abrahamyan has fulfilled Women's Grandmaster's norm in the US Women's Championship which was held in Saint Louis. Armenian chess player has also been awarded the "Fighting Spirit Award" by World Women's Champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk. Further details are in "Chess in Armenia" magazine.
29-Jul-2010	Karen Movsziszian in Sitges
	GM Karen Movsziszian has scored 6 points out of 7 in the open which is being held in Sitges, Spain. Armenian chess player is leading the tournament with GMs Barsov (Uzbekistan), Gonzalez Garcia (Mexico) and Gonzalez Perez (Cuba). Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
29-Jul-2010	Sevag Mekhitarian in Dieren
	IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian has scored 2 points out of 2 in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Dieren, the Netherlands. Armenian chess player is leading the tournament with ten other participants. 74 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
29-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Pardubice
	GMs Artur Gabrielian, Sergey Grigoriants and Sergey Kasparov have scored 4,5 points each out of 6 in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Pardubice. They are one point behind the leaders of the tournament, Korobov (Ukraine) and Zaslavsky (Israel). WIM Karina Ambartsumova has scored 3,5 points.
29-Jul-2010	Women's Grand Prix in Ulan Bator
	Women's Grand Prix 5th tournament is being held in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia from July 30th to August 11th, 2010. You can follow the games of the Ulan Bator tournament on our website on July 30-August 2, August 4-7, 9-11. Online
28-Jul-2010	Aronian's First Rival is Gelfand
	FIDE has decided to organize the World Champion's Candidates' Matches in Kazan, Russia in spring, 2011. The eight qualifiers will fight in the knock-out system. 4 games will be played in the quarter-final and semi-final, 6 games - in the final. The pairings of the first round are as follows: Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) - Gata Kamsky (USA) Magnus Carlsen (Norway) - Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) Vladimir ssia) - Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) Levon Aronian (Armenia) - Boris Gelfand (Israel) In case of victory over Gelfand, Levon Aronian will meet with the winner of the pair Topalov-Kamsky in the semi-final.
28-Jul-2010	Karen Movsziszian in Sitges
	GM Karen Movsziszian has scored 5,5 points out of 6 in the open which is being held in Sitges, Spain. Armenian chess player is leading the tournament with GM Alexei Barsov (Uzbekistan).
28-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Pardubice
	GM Artur Gabrielian has scored 4,5 points out of 5 in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Pardubice. Gabrielian is leading the tournament with five other participants. GMs Sergey Grigoriants and Sergey Kasparov have scored 4 points each, WIM Karina Ambartsumova - 3 points.
28-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Balaguer
	GM Zaven Andriasian scored 5,5, GM Hrant Melkumyan - 5 points out of 9 in the open which was held in Balaguer, Spain. The winner was GM Daniele Vocaturo (Italy) with 7,5 points.
27-Jul-2010	Tigran Nalbandian's First Prize
	Armenian GM Tigran Nalbandian won in the open which was held in Dortmund, Germany. Nalbandian scored 7 points out of 9 - as much as IMs Genrichs, (Germany) and M. Zaitsev (Russia) but was ahead of them in the tie-break. 92 chess players participated in the tournament.
27-Jul-2010	Karen Movsziszian in Sitges
	GM Karen Movsziszian has scored 4,5 points out of 5 in the open which is being held in Sitges, Spain. Armenian chess player is only half a point behind the leader, GM Barsov (Uzbekistan). 134 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
27-Jul-2010	Kasparovs in Leros
	GM Nikolaidis (Greece) scored 7 points out of 9 and won in the tournament which was held in Leros, Greece. Armenian GM Sergey Kasparov scored 6, IM Tatiana Kasparova - 5,5 points.
27-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Balaguer
	GM Zaven Andriasian has scored 5,5 points out of 8 before the last round of the open which is being held in Balaguer , Spain . Andriasian is one point behind the leader, GM Vocaturo (Italy). GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 5 points.
27-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Pardubice
	GMs Artur Gabrielian and Sergey Kasparov have scored 3,5 points each out of 4 in the main tournament of the open which is being held in Pardubice. Armenian chess players are only half a point behind the three leaders. GM Sergey Grigoriants has scored 3, WIM Karina Ambartsumova - 2 points. 310 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
26-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Balaguer
	GMs Hrant Melkumyan and Zaven Andriasian have scored 4,5 points each out of 7 in the open which is being held in Balaguer, Spain. Armenian chess players are one point behind the five leaders. Two rounds are left before the end of the tournament.
26-Jul-2010	Hrair Simonian in Najdorf Memorial
	Armenian GM Hrair Simonian scored 5 points out of 9 and took the 25th place among the 92 participants of the Miguel Najdorf Memorial which was held in Warsaw, Poland. The winner was GM Julian Radulski (Bulgaria) with 7 points.
25-Jul-2010	Aronian Will Defend the Title of the World Champion
	Levon Aronian will defend the title of the World Rapid Chess Champion, which he achieved in 2009 in Mainz, Germany, in the open tournament which is to be held in Mainz on the 7th and 8th of August, 2010. 11 rounds will be played in the swiss system tournament which is to have hundreds of chess players, including tens of famous Grandmasters. In each game the participants will have 20 minutes, plus 5 seconds for each move. You can follow the games of the Mainz tournament on our website on August 7th, starting from 17:00 and on August 8th, starting from 14:00 (Yerevan time). Online
24-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Balaguer
	GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 4 points out of 5 in the open which is being held in Balaguer, Spain. Melkumyan is only half a point behind the leaders, GMs Quesada (Cuba) and Vocaturo (Italy). GM Zaven Andriasian has scored 3 points.
24-Jul-2010	Hrair Simonian in Najdorf Memorial
	Armenian GM Hrair Simonian has scored 4,5 points out of 7 in the Miguel Najdorf Memorial which is being held in Warsaw, Poland. The leader is GM Radulski (Bulgaria) with 6 points.
24-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in "Czech open"
	GMs Sergey Movsesian (Slovakia) and Sergey Grigoriants (Russia) scored 6,5 points each out of 9 and shared the 7th-18th places in the rapid chess tournament of the "Czech open" festival which was held in Pardubice. GM Artur Gabrielian (Russia) scored 5,5 points. GMs Rakhmanov (Russia) and Kononenko (Ukraine) shared the 1st-2nd places with 7,5 points each. 160 chess players took part in the tournament.
23-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Balaguer
	GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 3 points out of 4 in the open which is being held in Balaguer, Spain. Melkumyan is one point behind the leaders, GMs Quesada (Cuba) and Vocaturo (Italy). GM Zaven Andriasian has scored 2,5 points.
23-Jul-2010	Hrair Simonian in Najdorf Memorial
	Armenian GM Hrair Simonian has scored 4,5 points out of 6 in the Miguel Najdorf Memorial which is being held in Warsaw, Poland. Simonian is one point behind the leader, GM Radulski (Bulgaria).
22-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in World U20 Championships
	GMs Robert Hovhannisyan, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and Hrair Simonian, as well as Ani Khanamiryan will take part in the World Juniors and Girls U20 Championships which are to be held in Chotowa, Poland from August 3 to 16, 2010. You can follow the games of the World Juniors and Girls U20 Championships on our website on August 3-7, 9-16, starting at 18:00 (Yerevan time). Online Juniors Online Girls
22-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Balaguer
	GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 3 points out of 3 in the 15th open which is being held in Balaguer, Spain. Melkumyan is leading the table with GMs Quesada (Cuba) and Vocaturo (Italy). GM Zaven Andriasian has scored 2 points.
22-Jul-2010	Hrair Simonian in Najdorf Memorial
	Armenian GM Hrair Simonian has scored 3,5 points out of 5 in the Miguel Najdorf Memorial which is being held in Warsaw, Poland. Simonian is one point behind the leaders, GMs Mista (Poland), Brodsky (Ukraine) and Radulksi (Bulgaria).
22-Jul-2010	Artur Gabrielian's Second Prize
	Armenian GM Artur Gabrielian (Russia) scored 31 points out of 35 and took the 2nd place in the blitz marathon of the "Czech open" festival which was held in Pardubice. The tournament was held by the round-robin system and had 36 participants. GM Dmitry Kononenko (Ukraine) took the first prize with 32,5 points.
21-Jul-2010	Gabriel Sargissian Shared the 1st Place
	Olympic Champion Armenian GM Gabriel Sargissian scored 7 points out of 9 and shared the 1st-6th places with GMs Parligras (Romania), Volkov (Russia), IM Khotenashvili, GMs Krivoruchko and Borovikov (Ukraine) in the open which was held in Rethymno, Greece. Sargissian was awarded the 2nd prize in the tie-break. Parligras was recognized as the best. IM Mher Hovhanisian scored 6 points.
21-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Balaguer
	GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 2 points and is leading the table with 13 other participants after the 2nd round of the 15th open which is being held in Balaguer, Spain. GM Zaven Andriasian has scored 1,5 points. 92 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
21-Jul-2010	Hrair Simonian in Najdorf Memorial
	Armenian GM Hrair Simonian has scored 3 points out of 4 in the Miguel Najdorf Memorial which is being held in Warsaw, Poland. Simonian is one point behind the leaders, GMs Mista (Poland) and Radulksi (Bulgaria).
21-Jul-2010	Nana Aleksandria Cup
	Georgian GM Konstantine Shanava scored 7,5 points out of 9 and became the winner of the "Nana Aleksandria Cup" which was held in Poti, Georgia. Armenian WFM Anahit Kharatyan and Iolanta Madoyan (Georgia) scored 3,5 points each.
20-Jul-2010	International Day of Chess
	Today, on July the 20th, international day of chess is celebrated. World Chess Federation (FIDE) was founded on that day in 1924. We congratulate our readers on the international day of chess.
20-Jul-2010	Gabriel Sargissian in Rethymno
	Olympic Champion Armenian GM Gabriel Sargissian has scored 6,5 points out of 8 and is sharing the 1st-3rd places with GM Parligras (Romania) and IM Khotenashvili in the open which is being held in Rethymno, Greece. In the last, 9th round Sargissian is playing with Khotenashvili (with blacks). IM Mher Hovhanisian has scored 5 points.
20-Jul-2010	Tatev Abrahamyan - Bronze Medallist
	Armenian WFM Tatev Abrahamyan scored 7,5 points out of 9 and shared the 2nd-3rd places with WGM Anna Zatonskih in the US Women's Championship which was held in Saint Louis. Abrahamyan was awarded the bronze medal in the tie-break. Tatev was only half a point behind the champion, WGM Irina Krush. Armenian WGM Katerina Rohonyan shared the 4th-5th places with 4,5 points.
20-Jul-2010	Hrair Simonian in Najdorf Memorial
	Armenian GM Hrair Simonian has scored 2,5 points out of 3 in the Miguel Najdorf Memorial which is being held in Warsaw, Poland. Simonian is only half a point behind the leaders, GMs Malakhatko (Belgium), Mista (Poland) and Radulksi (Bulgaria). 92 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
19-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 9th Round
	Results Pashikian - Arutinian ½-½ Lenich - Gopal 1-0 Petrosian T.L. - Hovhannisyan 1-0 Ponkratov - Ter-Sahakyan 0-1 Matlakov - Grigoryan ½-½ Final standing 1. Pashikian 6 2. Petrosian T. L. 6 3. Matlakov 5 4. Lenich 4½ 5. Ter-Sahakyan 4½ 6. Gopal 4 7. Arutinian 4 8. Grigoryan 4 9. Hovhannisyan 3½ 10. Ponkratov 3½ You can follow the games of the "Lake Sevan" tournament on our website from 11 to 19 July, starting at 15:00 (Yerevan time). Online
19-Jul-2010	Gabriel Sargissian in Rethymno
	Olympic Champion GM Gabriel Sargissian has scored 5,5 points out of 7 in the open which is being held in Rethymno, Greece. Sargissian is only half a point behind the leader, GM Evgeny Postny (Israel). IM Mher Hovhanisian has scored 4,5 points.
19-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	GM Hrant Melkumyan scored 8 points out of 10 and took the 3rd place among the 480 participants of the open which was held in Benasque, Spain. Melkumyan was only half a point behind the winners of the tournament, GM Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria) and Eltaj Safarli (Azerbaijan). Georgiev took the first prize in the tie-break. IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) and GM Karen Movsziszian scored 7,5 points each, Zaven Andriasian - 6,5, Remy Artinyan (France) - 5 points.
19-Jul-2010	Tatev Abrahamyan's Successful Appearance
	WFM Tatev Abrahamyan has scored 6,5 points out of 8 in the US Women's Championship which is being held in Saint Louis. Abrahamyan is only half a point behind the leaders, WGMs Krush and Zatonskih. WGM Katerina Rohonyan has scored 4,5 points. The two Armenian chess players, Abrahamyan and Rohonyan, are playing against each other in the last, 9th round.
19-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Canada
	Armenian chess players IM Dina Kagramanov, Dalia Kagramanov and Stephan Tonakanian scored 5 points each, Joe Yalkezian - 4 points out of 9 in the Canadian Open Chess Championship, which was held in Toronto. English GM Luke McShane took the first prize with 8 points.
19-Jul-2010	Gabriel Sargissian in Poti
	GM Tigran Kotanjian left the "Nana Aleksandria Cup" which is being held in Poti, Georgia because of sickness. He had scored 3 points before that. Iolanta Madoyan (Georgia) has scored 3 points out of 8, WFM Anahit Kharatyan - 2,5 points. Before the last round Georgian GM Konstantine Shanava is leading the tournament with 7 points.
19-Jul-2010	Attention! The Last Round Starts at 11:00
	The last round of the "Lake Sevan" tournament, which is being held in Martuni, will start earlier than usual on July 19th, at 11:00 (Yerevan time). Online
18-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 8th Round
	Results Gopal - Petrosian T.L. 1-0 Hovhannisyan - Matlakov 0-1 Grigoryan - Pashikian 1-0 Arutinian - Ponkratov ½-½ Ter-Sahakyan - Lenich ½-½
17-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 7th Round
	Results Matlakov - Petrosian T. L. ½-½ Ponkratov - Grigoryan 0-1 Pashikian - Hovhannisyan 1-0 Lenich - Arutinian ½-½ Ter-Sahakyan - Gopal 0-1
16-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 6th Round
	Results Petrosian T. L. - Pashikian ½-½ Grigoryan - Lenich 0-1 Arutinian - Ter-Sahakyan ½-½ Hovhannisyan - Ponkratov 0-1 Gopal - Matlakov ½-½
16-Jul-2010	Gabriel Sargissian in Rethymno
	Olympic Champion GM Gabriel Sargissian has scored 3,5 points out of 4 in the open which is being held in Rethymno, Greece. Sargissian is only half a point behind the leaders, GMs Postny (Israel), Svetushkin (Moldova) and Parligras (Romania). IM Mher Hovhanisian has scored 3 points. 150 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
16-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	GM Hrant Melkumyan and IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) have scored 6,5 points each out of 8 in the open which is being held in Benasque, Spain. Melkumyan and Mekhitarian are only half a point behind the leader of the tournament, GM Kiril Georgiev (Bulgaria). GMs Karen Movsziszian and Zaven Andriasian have scored 5,5 points each, Remy Artinyan (France) - 3,5 points.
16-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in US Championship
	WFM Tatev Abrahamyan has scored 5 points out of 6 in the US Women's Championship which is being held in Saint Louis. Abrahamyan is only half a point behind the leader, WGM Anna Zatonskih. WGM Katerina Rohonyan has scored 2,5 points.
16-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Poti
	GM Tigran Kotanjian and WFM Anahit Kharatyan have scored 2,5 points each, Iolanta Madoyan (Georgia) - 1,5 points out of 5 in the "Nana Aleksandria Cup" which is being held in Poti, Georgia. The leaders are GM Shanava (Georgia) and Mammadov (Azerbaijan) with 4,5 points each.
15-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 5th Round
	Results Lenich - Hovhannisyan 0-1 Ponkratov - Petrosian T. L. 0-1 Ter-Sahakyan - Grigoryan 1-0 Arutinian - Gopal ½-½ Pashikian - Matlakov 1-0
15-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 6 points out of 7 in the open which is being held in Benasque, Spain. Melkumyan is only half a point behind the leaders of the tournament, GMs Kir. Georgiev (Bulgaria), Safarli (Azerbaijan) and Fier (Brazil). GMs Karen Movsziszian, Zaven Andriasian and IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) have scored 5,5 points each, Remy Artinyan (France) - 3,5 points.
15-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in US Championship
	WFM Tatev Abrahamyan has scored 4 points out of 5 in the US Women's Championship which is being held in Saint Louis. Abrahamyan is only half a point behind the leader, WGM Anna Zatonskih. WGM Katerina Rohonyan has scored 1,5 points.
15-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Poti
	GM Tigran Kotanjian has scored 2,5 points out of 4 and is one point behind the leaders of the "Nana Aleksandria Cup" which is being held in Poti, Georgia. WFM Anahit Kharatyan and Iolanta Madoyan (Georgia) have scored 1,5 points each.
14-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 4th Round
	Results Petrosian T. L. - Lenich 1-0 Hovhannisyan - Ter-Sahakyan 0-1 Grigoryan - Arutinian ½-½ Ponkratov - Matlakov ½-½ Gopal - Pashikian ½-½
14-Jul-2010	Levon Aronian is The Second
	Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) summarized the total results of the tournaments it has calculated. Vassily Ivanchuk was recognized the best (2897 points). Levon Aronian and Vladimir Kramnik have shared the 2nd-3rd places with 2340 points each. Sergei Movsesian is the 23rd, World Champion Viswanathan Anand - only the 25th.
14-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	GM Hrant Melkumyan and IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) have scored 5 points each out of 6 and are one point behind the leader of the tournament, GM Alexandr Fier (Brazil) in the open which is being held in Benasque, Spain. GMs Karen Movsziszian and Zaven Andriasian have scored 4,5 points each, Remy Artinyan (France) - 2,5 points.
14-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Poti
	GM Tigran Kotanjian has scored 2,5 points out of 3 in the "Nana Aleksandria Cup" which is being held in Poti, Georgia. He is only half a point behind the leaders, Georgian GMs Pantsulaia, Shanava and IM Azaladze. WFM Anahit Kharatyan has scored 1,5 points.
13-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 3rd Round
	Results Ponkratov - Pashikian ½-½ Ter-Sahakyan - Petrosian T. L. ½-½ Grigoryan - Gopal ½-½ Lenich - Matlakov ½-½ Arutinian - Hovhannisyan 0-1
13-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	GM Hrant Melkumyan has scored 5 points out of 5 and is leading the table with GMs Fier (Brazil), Kir. Georgiev (Bulgaria) and Safarli (Azerbaijan) in the open which is being held in Benasque, Spain. GMs Karen Movsziszian, Zaven Andriasian and IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) have scored 4 points each, Remy Artinyan (France) - 2 points.
13-Jul-2010	Evgeniya Doluhanova's Second Prize
	Armenian WGM Evgeniya Doluhanova (Ukraine) scored 5,5 points out of 9 and took the second prize in the "Mediterranean Flowers" tournament which was held in Rijeka, Croatia. WFM Olsarova (Czech Republic) won with 6,5 points.
13-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Poti
	GM Tigran Kotanjian has scored 1,5 points out of 2 and is only half a point behind the leaders of the "Nana Aleksandria Cup" which is being held in Poti, Georgia. Armenian women's champion Anahit Kharatyan has scored 0,5 points. 57 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
13-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in US Women's Championship
	WFM Tatev Abrahamyan has scored 2 points out of 3 in the US Women's Championship which is being held in Saint Louis. Abrahamyan is only half a point behind the leaders, IMs Krush and Zatonskih. WGM Katerina Rohonyan has scored 1 point.
12-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 2nd Round
	Results Gopal - Ponkratov 0-1 Pashikian - Lenich 1-0 Matlakov - Ter-Sahakyan 1-0 Petrosian T. L. - Arutinian ½-½ Hovhannisyan - Grigoryan ½-½
12-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Paris
	GM Tigran Gharamian (France) scored 7,5 points out of 9 and took the 2nd prize among the 74 participants of the International Open of Paris. Armenian Grandmaster was only half a point behind the winner, GM Sebastien Feller (France). IM Thierry Manouck and Thomas Saatdjian scored 4,5 points each, Gary Giroyan - 4 points.
12-Jul-2010	Mikael Agopov in the "Heart of Finland"
	Armenian IM Mikael Agopov (Finland) scored 5,5 points out of 9 and took the 27th place among the 114 participants of the "Heart of Finland" which was held in Yuvyaskyulya. The best results had GMs Maxim Turov (Russia), Tomi Nyback and Tommi Luukkonen (Finland) with 7 points each. Turov took the first prize in the tie-break.
12-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	GMs Hrant Melkumyan and Karen Movsziszian have scored 4 points each out of 4 and are sharing the 1st-14th places in the 30th open which is being held in Benasque, Spain. GM Zaven Andriasian has scored 3,5, IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) - 3, Remy Artinyan (France) - 2 points.
12-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in US Women's Championship
	WGM Katerina Rohonyan and WFM Tatev Abrahamyan have scored 1 point each out of 2 in the US Women's Championship which is being held in Saint Louis. Armenian chess players are one point behind the four leaders.
11-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament. 1st Round
	Results Hovhannisyan - Gopal 1-0 Grigoryan - Petrosian T. L. 0-1 Arutinian - Matlakov ½-½ Ter-Sahakyan - Pashikian 0-1 Lenich - Ponkratov 1-0
11-Jul-2010	"Lake Sevan" Tournament
	"Lake Sevan" tournament is being held in Martuni, Armenia from 11 to 20 July, 2010. GMs Pashikian, T. L. Petrosian, Grigoryan, Hovhannisyan, Ter-Sahakyan (Armenia), Arutinian (Georgia), Ponkratov, Matlakov (Russia), Lenich (Slovenia), Gopal (India) are the participants. You can follow the games of the "Lake Sevan" tournament on our website from 11 to 20 July, starting at 15:00 (Yerevan time). Online
10-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Paris
	GM Tigran Gharamian (France) has scored 6 points out of 7 in the International Open of Paris. He is still half a point behind the leader, GM Sebastien Feller (France). Thomas Saatdjian has scored 4, IM Thierry Manouck and Gary Giroyan - 3 points each.
10-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	Four Armenian chess players, GMs Hrant Melkumyan, Zaven Andriasian, Karen Movsziszian and IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) again had victories in the 30th open which is being held in Benasque, Spain. Now they all have 2 points out of 2. Remy Artinyan (France) has scored 1 point.
10-Jul-2010	Mikael Agopov in the "Heart of Finland"
	IM Mikael Agopov (Finland) has scored 4,5 points out of 7 in the "Heart of Finland" which is being held in Yuvyaskyulya. The leaders are GMs Maxim Turov (Russia) and Tomi Nyback (Finland) with 6 points each.
9-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Paris
	GM Tigran Gharamian (France) has scored 5,5 points out of 6 in the International Open of Paris. He is only half a point behind the leader, GM Sebastien Feller (France). Gharamian is playing with Feller in the 7th round (with whites). Thomas Saatdjian has scored 4, IM Thierry Manouck - 3, Gary Giroyan - 2 points.
9-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Benasque
	Four Armenian chess players, GMs Hrant Melkumyan, Zaven Andriasian, Karen Movsziszian and IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian had victories in the first round of the 30th open which is being held in Benasque, Spain. 505 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
9-Jul-2010	Mikael Agopov in the "Heart of Finland"
	IM Mikael Agopov has scored 4 points out of 6 and is one point behind the five leaders of the open, the "Heart of Finland" which is being held in Yuvyaskyulya.
9-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Canada
	Four Armenian chess players, IM Dina Kagramanov, Dalia Kagramanov, Stephan Tonakanian and Joe Yalkezian are taking part in the Canadian Open Chess Championship, which is being held in Toronto. 213 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
9-Jul-2010	Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
	Armenian youth team scored 15 team and 26 individual points and was on the 3rd place of the Dvorkovich Memorial which was held in Moscow, Russia. The winner was the team of China with 27 (45,5) points. The Russian team took the second place with 16 (32) points.
8-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Paris
	GM Tigran Gharamian (France) has scored 4,5 points out of 5 in the International Open of Paris. He is only half a point behind the leader, GM Sebastien Feller (France). Thomas Saatdjian has scored 3,5, IM Thierry Manouck - 3, Gary Giroyan - 1,5 points.
8-Jul-2010	Mikael Agopov in the "Heart of Finland"
	IM Mikael Agopov has scored 3 points out of 4 in the traditional open, the "Heart of Finland" which is being held in Yuvyaskyulya. The leaders are Estonian GMs Kanep and Külaots.
8-Jul-2010	Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
	Armenian youth team has scored 15 team and 24,5 individual points and is on the 2nd place after the 12th round of the Dvorkovich Memorial which is being held in Moscow, Russia. The leader is the team of China with 23 (39) points.
7-Jul-2010	FIDE Women's Grand Prix. Standing After Four Rounds
	1. Dzagnidze (Georgia) 390 3 2. Hou Yifan (China) 320 3 3. Kosintseva T. (Russia) 290 2 4. Zhao Xue (China) 240 3 5. Koneru (India) 230 2 6. Danielian (Armenia) 223.3 3 7. Cramling (Sweden) 220 3 8. Mkrtchian (Armenia) 213.3 3 9. Xu Yuhua (China) 190 2 10. Sebag (France) 160 2 11. Shen Yang (China) 140 3 12. Stefanova (Bulgaria) 138.3 2 13. Munguntuul (Mongolia) 120 2 14. Zhu Chen (Qatar) 100 2 15. Kovanova (Russia) 100 3 16. Fierro (Ecuador) 95 3 17. Chiburdanidze (Georgia) 85 2 18. Yildiz (Turkey) 40 3 After the surnames of the participants their current scores and the number of the tournaments they have taken part in are noted.
7-Jul-2010	Armenian Chess Players in Paris
	Four Armenian chess players who represent France are taking part in the International Open of Paris. GM Tigran Gharamian has scored 3,5 points out of 4 and is only half a point behind the leader, GM Sebastien Feller (France). Thomas Saatdjian has scored 2,5, IM Thierry Manouck - 2, Gary Giroyan - 1,5 points. 68 chess players are taking part in the tournament.
7-Jul-2010	Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
	Armenian youth team has scored 13 team and 22 individual points and is on the 2nd place after the 10th round of the Dvorkovich Memorial which is being held in Moscow, Russia. The leader is the team of China with 19 (32) points.
6-Jul-2010	Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
	Armenian youth team has scored 10 team and 17 individual points and is on the 3rd place after the 8th round of the Dvorkovich Memorial which is being held in Moscow, Russia. The leaders are the teams of China with 16 (26,5) and Ukraine with 10 (18,5) points.
5-Jul-2010	Grand Prix in Jermuk. 11th Round
	Results Dzagnidze, Nana - Hou Yifan ½-½ Kosintseva, Tatiana - Danielian, Elina 0-1 Shen Yang - Xu Yuhua ½-½ Chiburdanidze, Maia - Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1 Kovanova, Baira - Mkrtchian, Lilit ½-½ Fierro Baquero, Martha - Cramling, Pia 0-1 Final standing 1. Dzagnidze, Nana 9 2. Kosintseva, Tatiana 7½ 3. Danielian, Elina 6½ 4. Mkrtchian, Lilit 6½ 5. Stefanova, Antoaneta 6½ 6. Hou Yifan 6 7. Cramling, Pia 5½ 8. Shen Yang 5½ 9. Chiburdanidze, Maia 4½ 10. Xu Yuhua 4 11. Kovanova, Baira 3 12. Fierro Baquero, Martha 1½ You can follow the games of the Grand Prix Jermuk tournament on our website on June 23-29, July 1-5, 2010, starting at 15:00 (Yerevan time). Online
5-Jul-2010	Nana Dzagnidze - Winner of the Tournament
	Winner of the tournament, WGM Nana Dzagnidze Nana Dzagnidze secured the first prize in the Grand Prix tournament which is coming to the end in Jermuk.
5-Jul-2010	Attention! The Last Round Starts at 13:00
	The last round of the FIDE Women's Grand Prix, which is being held in Jermuk, will start at 13:00 on July 5th, two hours earlier than usual (Yerevan time). Online
5-Jul-2010	Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
	Armenian youth team has scored 9 team and 14,5 individual points and is on the second place after the 6th round of the Dvorkovich Memorial which is being held in Moscow, Russia. The leader is the team of China which has scored 12 (18,5) points.
4-Jul-2010	Grand Prix in Jermuk. 10th Round
	WGM Pia Cramling Results Mkrtchian, Lilit - Shen Yang ½-½ Hou Yifan - Chiburdanidze, Maia ½-½ Stefanova, Antoaneta - Kosintseva, Tatiana ½-½ Danielian, Elina - Fierro Baquero, Martha ½-½ Cramling, Pia - Kovanova, Baira 1-0 Xu Yuhua - Dzagnidze, Nana ½-½
3-Jul-2010	Grand Prix in Jermuk. 9th Round
	WGM Antoaneta Stefanova Results Dzagnidze, Nana - Shen Yang ½-½ Kosintseva, Tatiana - Hou Yifan 1-0 Chiburdanidze, Maia - Xu Yuhua 1-0 Cramling, Pia - Mkrtchian, Lilit ½-½ Kovanova, Baira - Danielian, Elina 0-1 Fierro Baquero, Martha - Stefanova, Antoaneta 0-1
3-Jul-2010	Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
	On the second day of the Dvorkovich Memorial which is being held in Moscow, Russia, Armenian youth team met with the Russian "Dvorkovich Chess Parlour" team. Armenians first had a draw (2:2) and then a victory with the score of 3:1. Currently Armenian team is sharing the 2nd-3rd places with the team of Azerbaijan (7 team and 10 individual points). The leader is the team of China which has scored 8 (12,5) points.
3-Jul-2010	Lipetsk Tournament
	GM Andrey Zontakh (Ukraine) scored 8 points out of 9 and won in the "King's Gambit" tournament which was held in Lipetsk, Russia. Two Armenian chess players took part in the tournament. GM Sergey Kasparov (Belarus) scored 4,5 points and shared the 4th-5th places. IM Gor Airapetian (Russia) scored 4 points and shared the 6th-7th places.
2-Jul-2010	Grand Prix in Jermuk. 8th Round
	WGM Elina Danielian Results Hou Yifan - Fierro Baquero, Martha 1-0 Mkrtchian, Lilit - Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Danielian, Elina - Cramling, Pia ½-½ Stefanova, Antoaneta - Kovanova, Baira ½-½ Shen Yang - Chiburdanidze, Maia ½-½ Xu Yuhua - Kosintseva, Tatiana 0-1
2-Jul-2010	Vladimir Dvorkovich Memorial
	The traditional youth tournament devoted to the memory of International Arbiter Vladimir Dvorkovich has started in Moscow, Russia. Eight teams which represent seven countries (including the team of Armenia) take part in the tournament. Robert Aghasaryan, Karen H. Grigoryan, Hovhannes Gabuzyan and Maria Gevorgyan are included in Armenian team. On the first day of the tournament Armenian chess players won the representatives of Poland twice with the score of 2,5:1,5 each time. Currently the leaders are the teams of China and Armenia, which have scored 4 points each (team results). China has got 6, Armenia - 5 points by the sum of individual results.
1-Jul-2010	Grand Prix in Jermuk. 7th Round
	WGM Shen Yang Results Kosintseva, Tatiana - Shen Yang 1-0 Danielian, Elina - Mkrtchian, Lilit ½-½ Chiburdanidze, Maia - Dzagnidze, Nana 0-1 Cramling, Pia - Stefanova, Antoaneta ½-½ Kovanova, Baira - Hou Yifan ½-½ Fierro Baquero, Martha - Xu Yuhua 1-0
1-Jul-2010	FIDE Rating List by July 1, 2010
	The FIDE has announced the FIDE Rating List by 1st July 2010. The new ratings of chess players of Armenia are available in our link Ratings by July 1, 2010.
1-Jul-2010	Sevag Mekhitarian Has Fulfilled GM Norm
	Armenian IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) has fulfilled Grandmaster's norm in the open which was held in Eforie, Romania.

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