7-year-old Armenian from Chicago wins World Chess Championship

September 11, 2017 By administrator

A 7-year-old American chess player of Armenian origin, Aren Emrikian has won the World Chess Federation’s Cadet Championship gold medal for male players younger than 8, The Chicago Tribune reports.

His victory came after 11 rounds of play in the Brazilian city of Pocos de Caldas.

In a recent interview, Emrikian reveals that it was his mom who taught him play chess. The little champion said he practices every week with his coach (Glenview resident Mesgen Amanov) for one hour and 30 minutes.

Also, Emrikian said he is a great Harry Potter fan and has read every single Percy Jackson book.

The Chicago Tribune. Shout Out: Aren Emrikian, kid chess champion

Andre Speight Mkrtchyan named best player FIBA European Championship

July 4, 2016 By administrator

Armenian basketball player Andre Speight Mkrtchyan was named the best player of 2016 FIBA European Championship For Small Countries, the country’s Basketball Federation said in a Facebook post.

Armenia’s national basketball team on Sunday, July 3 won the championship. With a score of 79:71, the men’s team defeated current champion Andorra in all the four quarters.

Armenians were participating in the tournament for the first time, with Mkrtchyan claiming the title of the best player of the match.

The country thus won the opportunity to participate in the qualifying campaign of the European Championship finals.

Armenian grandmaster wins European Rapid Chess Championship silver

December 21, 2015 By administrator

202671 Belarusian capital hosted the European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships on December 17-20.

Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan finished second at the European Rapid Chess Championship, gaining 9.5 points out of 11 possible, ArmSport.am reports.

Russia’s Ivan Popov beat the Armenian chess player by only half a point to score the 1st place, with Ukraine’s Vadim Razin (9 points) taking the third spot.

At the European Blitz Championship, Melkumyan ranked sixth.

Other Armenian players also participated in the championships: Tigran L. Petrosyan finished 7th in the Blitz and 6th in the Rapid, Zaven Andreasyan – 5th and 19th respectively, Sergei Movsesian – 22th and 12th, Gevorg Harutyunyan – 64th and 57th, David S. Gevorgyan – 187th and 357th.

Armenian athletes win gold at Cadet Wrestling Championship

August 6, 2015 By administrator

Armenian athlete Arsen Harutyunyan defeated Georgian Wrestler Giorgi Khachidze with a score of 10:3 at 2015 Cadet European Wrestling Championship in Subotica, Serbia, to become the European champion, FS 46kg.

Another Armenian wrestler, Vazgen Tevanyan (FS 54 kg) won the champion’s title, defeating Turkish athlete Cabbar Duyum