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INTERNATIONAL INTERNET CHESS TOURNAMENT DEDICATED TO 75TH
ANNIVERSARY OF TIGRAN PETROSIAN TO BE HELD
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-10 20:35:00

YEREVAN, November 10 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian Chess Academy and the Chess Federation will hold the international internet chess tournament on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Tigran Petrosian, a

GREAT CHESS TOURNAMENTS DEDICATED TO 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF
TIGRAN PETROSIAN TO BE HELD IN YEREVAN
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-10 20:14:00

YEREVAN, November 10 (Noyan Tapan). By the decision of the International Chess Federation, 2004 is announced the Year of Tigran Petrosian. The open international chess tournament dedicated to the 75th anniversary

ARMENIAN FOOTBALL-PLAYERS TO COMPETE WITH ROMANIANS ON
NOVEMBER 17
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-10 18:21:00

YEREVAN, November 10 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian national football team will hold the regular match of the qualifying tournament of the 2006 World Championship on November 17. The Armenian football-players

YOUNG ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS CONTINUE STRUGGLING FOR WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALS
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-09 20:40:00

YEREVAN, November 9 (Noyan Tapan). The world youth chess championship proceeds in the Greek town of Heraclion. The winners of the championship will be decided in 5 age-groups, between 10, 12, 14,

FIRST ARMENIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ON TAE KWAN DO TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 6-7
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-05 19:00:00

YEREVAN, November 5 (Noyan Tapan). The first Armenian open championship on tae kwan do will be held at the "Dinamo" stadium on November 6-7. Representatives of Armenia, Artsakh, Georgia and Iran

21 ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN WORLD CHESS
CHAMPIONSHIP AMONG JUNIORS
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-04 15:45:00

YEREVAN, November 4 (Noyan Tapan). The World Chess Championship among juniors will be held in Crete Island of Greece on November 4-14. Ten tournaments will be held simultaneously, the winners will

"MIKA" OF ASHTARAK WINS SILVER IN ARMENIAN FOOTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-04 15:27:00

YEREVAN, November 4 (Noyan Tapan). Four days are left until the completion of the Armenian Football Championship, but it is arleady known that the Yerevan "Pyunik" team is the champion.

ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS WIN BRONZE MEDALS IN 36TH WORLD
CHESS OLYMPIAD
  • Sport
  • 2004-11-01 17:40:00

YEREVAN, November 1 (Noyan Tapan). Armenian chess-players successfully performed in the 36th World Chess Olympiad held in the Sapnish city of Calvia in Majorca Island. Beating

"PYUNIK" REGISTERS VICTORY WITH LARGE MARGINE AGAIN
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-29 19:24:00

YEREVAN, October 29 (Noyan Tapan). "Pyunik", which acquired the title of the champion of Armenian football, again registered victory with large margine during D26 of the premier league of the Football

ARMENIAN MALE CHESS-PLAYERS CLOSE TO VICTORY
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-29 18:26:00

YEREVAN, October 29 (Noyan Tapan). Only 1 day is left until the completion of the 36th World Chess Olympiad held in the Spanish city of Calvia on Majorca Island.

ARMENIAN MALE CHESS-PLAYERS SHARE SECOND-THIRD PLACES AT
WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-29 16:15:00

YEREVAN, October 29 (Noyan Tapan). The 36th World Chess Olympiad held in the Spanish city of Calvia on Majorca Island drew to an end. Only two rounds are left to

MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT OF HRANT SHAHINIAN HELD
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-28 20:05:00

YEREVAN, October 28 (Noyan Tapan). The tournaments dedicated to the memory of Hrant Shahinian, the first Olympic champion of Armenia, became traditional. Such a regular tournament was held at the sport

ARMENIAN MALE CHESS-PLAYERS WIN, FEMALE TEAM DEFEATED
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-28 19:12:00

YEREVAN, October 28 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian male chess-players performed successfully in the 36th World Chess Olympiad held in the Spanish city of Calvia. During D 11 the Armenian male national

ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS PLACE THIRD
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-27 16:00:00

YEREVAN, October 27 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian chess-players successfully performed in D10 of the 36th World Chess Olympiad. The Armenian male team beat chess-players of Slovenia with a

RIVALS OF ARMENIAN JUNIOR FOOTBAlL-PLAYERS KNOWN
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-27 15:40:00

YEREVAN, October 27 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian national team placed second in the group tournament of the first round of the European Championship of U-19 football-players held in September and received

YEREVAN "PYUNIK" IS ARMENIAN SEVEN-TIME CHAMPION
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-26 21:30:00

YEREVAN, October 26 (Noyan Tapan). The champion of Armenia became known during D 25 of the premier league of the Armenian Soccer Premiership. It is Yerevan's "Pyunik", which beating Abovian's "Kotayk"

ARMENIAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL-PLAYERS DROPPED OUT OF CONTENTION
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-26 20:28:00

YEREVAN, October 26 (Noyan Tapan). The U-17 Armenian national football team unsuccessfully performed in the first qualifying round of the European Championship. The Turkish and Wales national teams beat the Armenian

ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS AMONG LEADERS
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-26 15:28:00

YEREVAN, October 27 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian male and female chess-players performed successfully in the the 36th World Chess Olympiad in the Spanish city of Calvia.

ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS HAVE GREAT SUCCESS
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-22 19:35:00

YEREVAN, October 22 (Noyan Tapan). Armenian chess-players successfully performed in D6 of the 36th World Chess Olympiad. The male national team of Armenia beat the national team of Canada with a

ARMENIAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL-PLAYERS UNSUCCESSFULLY PLAY IN
FIRST MATCH
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-21 18:15:00

YEREVAN, October 21 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian national team held its first match of the first qualifying tournament of the European Championship of U-17 football-players in Holland. The Armenian football-players competed

MATCH BETWEEN U-19 FOOTBALL-PLAYERS OF ARMENIA AND TURKEY
TO BE HELD IN NETHERLANDS TODAY
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-19 18:40:00

YEREVAN, October 19 (Noyan Tapan). A match of the first qualifying tournament of the European Championship will be held between U-19 football-players of Armenia and Turkey in the Netherlands on October

ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAMS FAIL
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-15 16:20:00

YEREVAN, October 15 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian national team held its regulaar match of the qualifying tournament of the 2006 World Championship. Competing with the Czech national team, one of the

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT AFTER STEPAN SARGSIAN FINISHES
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-14 19:15:00

YEREVAN, October 14 (Noyan Tapan). The international tournament of free style wrestling after Stepan Sargsian, an Armenian prominent wrestler, Olympic deputy champion, world triple cup holder, Europeana champion, finished.

ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM DEFEATED, BUT YOUTH TEAM WINS
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-13 18:40:00

YEREVAN, October 13 (Noyan Tapan). The qualifying tournaments of the 2006 World Football Championship were held on October 9. The Armenian national team, which is involved

STRAINED CONTENTION EXPECTED AT ARMENIA-CZECH MATCH
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-13 18:08:00

YEREVAN, October 13 (Noyan Tapan). A number of matches of the qualifying tournament of the 2006 World Football Championship will be held on October 13. The

POLISH REFEREE GROUP TO SERVE ARMENIA-CZECH MATCH
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-12 17:05:00

YEREVAN, October 12 (Noyan Tapan). Armenia-Czech match of the FIFA World Cup round will be held at the "Republican" stadium in Yerevan on October 13 at 8:20 p.m. The Polish

WRESTLERS STRUGGLE FOR PRIZES OF STEPAN SARGSIAN
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-11 15:10:00

YEREVAN, October 11 (Noyan Tapan). The tournament of prizes of well-known wrestler Stepan Sargsian, a European champion, a deputy champion of the Olympic Games, a world cup holder, started at the

THIRDS SPORT GAMES OF STUDENTS FINISHED
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-11 14:15:00

YEREVAN, October 11 (Noyan Tapan). The third sport games of students of comprehensive schools of Yerevan, the finals on basketball, were held at "Dinamo" gymnasium on October 7.

ACCORDING TO BERNARD CASONIE, PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION IS
QUITE IMPORTANT FOR ARMENIAN NATIONAL TEAM
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-08 15:50:00

YEREVAN, October 8 (Noyan Tapan). Bernard Casonie, head coach of the Armenian national team, held a press conference on October 7, during which he spoke about preparation to the second-leg

EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT OF JUDO "ZEITUN CUP" HELD
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-07 16:45:00

YEREVAN, October 7 (Noyan Tapan). The "Zeitun Cup" traditional international tournament on judo was held upon the initiative of the Kanaker-Zeitun Community of Yerevan. The competition organized for the eighth

ARMENIAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL-PLAYERS SUCCESSFULLY OVERCOME
FIRST ROUND OF EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-07 15:10:00

YEREVAN, October 7 (Noyan Tapan). The first round of the 2004-2005 European Football Championship among U-19 football-players held in Macedonia completed. The junior national team of Armenia also participated in it.

ARMENIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM STARTS PREPARING FOR
REGULAR MATCHES
  • Sport
  • 2004-10-06 18:15:00

YEREVAN, October 6 (Noyan Tapan). Preparation for the upcoming matches of the 2006 World Championship started under the leadership of Bernard Cazonie, head coach of the Armenian national football team, on

ARMENIAN WEIGHT-LIFTER WINS EUROPEAN YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP
  • Sport
  • 2004-09-27 20:10:00

YEREVAN, September 27 (Noyan Tapan). Sixty-two-kilogram weight-lifter Tigran Martirossian won a champion's title in the European Youth Championship held in the Bulgarian city of Burgas. The athlete from the Armenian town of

ARMENIAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS TO TRY TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON
SEPTEMBER 8
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-31 18:25:00

YEREVAN, August 31 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian national and youth football teams will perform again on September 8. This day they will recieve the national teams of Finland in Yerevan. The

"PYUNIK" CONTINUES PERFORMING WITH CONFIDENCE
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-31 16:00:00

YEREVAN, August 31 (Noyan Tapan). The matches of Day 17 of the highest group of the Armenian Soccer Premiership have been held. Yerevan's "Pyunik", the country's

ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN RETURN FROM OLYMPIC GAMES WITHOUT MEDALS
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-30 19:30:00

YEREVAN, August 30 (Noyan Tapan). Armenian sportsmen return from the 28th Summer Olympic Games without medals. About 10,500 sportsmen from 202 countries participated in the Olympic Games. None of 18 Armenian

ASHOT DANIELIAN FAILS TO WIN OLYMPIC PRIZE IN ATHENS
OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-27 18:08:00

YEREVAN, August 27 (Noyan Tapan). Super heavyweighters (over 105 kilograms) performed on August 25, last day of the weighlifting tournaments of the 28th Summer Olympic Games in Athens.

ARMENIAN GRAND MASTERS FAIL TO WIN PRIZES IN ABU DHABI
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-26 16:10:00

YEREVAN, August 26 (Noyan Tapan). 56 chess-players participated in the 14th international chess tournament in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. 15 Armenian grand masters also participated

ARMENIAN SPORSTMEN CONTINUE TO UNSUCCESSFULLY PERFORM IN
ATHENS OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-25 19:20:00

YEREVAN, August 25 (Noyan Tapan). Armenian sporstmen continue to unsuccessfully perform in the 28th Athens summer Olympic Games. Wrestlers of Graeco-Roman style stepped onto stage on August 24 (Armenia pinned hopes

"PYUNIK" STIPULATES ITS POSITION OF LEADER
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-24 18:50:00

YEREVAN, August 24 (Noyan Tapan). The matches of Day 16 of the highest group of the Armenian Soccer Premiership have already been held. Armenian champion and

BOXER ALEKSAN NALBANDIAN PRETEND TO OLYMPIC MEDAL
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-24 15:10:00

ATHENS, August 24 (Noyan Tapan). Armenian representatives has won no medals in the 28th summer Olympic Games held in Athens up to now. Weightlifter Tigran Martirosian,

MISAK HAKHOYAN PRESERVES TITLE OF ARMENIAN CHAMPION
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-23 16:50:00

YEREVAN, August 23 (Noyan Tapan). The republican championship of "Russian Pyramid" was held at the Armenian Billiard Federation Club. 37 representatives of different regions and cities participated in it.

ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN CONTINUE UNSUCCESSFULLY PERFORMING IN
OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-20 19:36:00

ATHENS, August 20 (Noyan Tapan). Armenian sportsmen have won no medal in the 28th summer Olympic Games held in Athens up to day. On August 19,

ARMENIAN YOUNG FOOTBALL-PLAYERS DRAW MATCH WITH RUSSIAN
NATIONAL TEAM IN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT HELD IN LITHUANIA
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-20 18:48:00

YEREVAN, August 20 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian U-17 national team headed by coach Armen Gyulbudaghyants participates in the 11th international tournament of the U-17 national teams held in Lithuania. The Armenian

ARMENIAN FOOTBALL-PLAYERS UNSUCCESSFULLY START QUALIFYING
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-19 18:30:00

YEREVAN, August 19 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian national team held the first qualifying of the 2006 World Championship on August 18. Competing with the national team of Macedonia in Skopie,

BOXER ALEXAN NALBANDIAN SUCCESSFULLY STARTS CONTENTION
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-19 18:30:00

ATHENS, August 19 (Noyan Tapan). Boxer Alexan Nalbandian (48-kilogram weight class) successfully started the contention in the 28th summer Olympic Games in Athens. He held the first meeting with French Asloum Renoidie

RA MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MEMBERS OF AGPTU CENTRAL
BOARD DISCUSS ISSUES OF ORGANIZATION OF PAN-ARMENIAN GAMES
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-19 16:45:00

YEREVAN, August 19 (Noyan Tapan). On August 18, RA Minister of Foreign Affairs Vartan Oskanian received members of the central board of the Armenian General Physical Training Union (AGPTU), who are

NORAIR BAKHTAMIAN CLOSE TO BRONZE OLYMPIC MEDAL
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-18 15:30:00

ATHENS, August 18 (Noyan Tapan). Armen Ghazarian was the first Armenian weight-lifter who performed in the 28th summer Olympic Games held in Athens. The 22-year-old sportsman from Spitak, performing in 62-kilogram weight

BRANCHES OF ARMENIAN CHESS FEDERATION AND CHESS ACADEMY
OPENED IN TAVUSH
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-12 20:00:00

IJEVAN, August 12 (Noyan Tapan). Gagik Gevorgian, Deputy Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation (ACF), and international grand master Smbat Lputian, Chairman of the Chess Academy, were in the Tavush region

18 ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN TO PARTICIPATE IN OLYMPIAD IN ATHENS
  • Sport
  • 2004-08-12 16:10:00

YEREVAN, August 12 (Noyan Tapan). The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Athens, the capital of Greece, on August 13-29. Armenian representatives will be also among sportsmen from 200 countries of