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  • #61
    Re: Chess Superpower

    Originally posted by Armanen View Post
    If only kasparov wasn't such a douschebag...
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    • #62
      Re: Chess Superpower

      You're right Fed, he is more of a dilXdo.
      For the first time in more than 600 years, Armenia is free and independent, and we are therefore obligated
      to place our national interests ahead of our personal gains or aspirations.



      http://www.armenianhighland.com/main.html

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      • #63
        Re: Chess Superpower

        GMs Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Arman Pashikian and Tigran L. Petrosian will take part in the 17th European Team Championship in composition of the Armenian national team. The tournament will be held in Novi Sad, Serbia from October 21 to 30, 2009.

        The members of Armenian women's national team in the European Women's Team Championship will be WGMs Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian, Lilit Galojan, Nelli Aginian and WIM Siranush Andriasian.

        You can follow the games of the European Team Championship on our website (URL:www.armchess.am) from October 22 to 30, starting from 18:00 (Yerevan time: GMT+4). Online

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        • #64
          Re: Chess Superpower

          WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 (U10 - 10 years old)
          November 12-22, 2009


          Rank after round 8

          1 MKRTCHYAN Mikayel ARM 7
          2 BAI Jinshi CHN 7
          3 KARTHIKEYAN Murali IND 6½
          4 HETUL Shah IND 6½
          5 KHANIN Semen RUS 6½
          6 XU Jialun CHN 6
          7 ASGHARZADEH M Reza IRI 6
          ... Etc.
          148 ...

          There are 148 participants in this age group.
          Three rounds left.
          Last edited by gegev; 11-20-2009, 10:30 PM.

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          • #65
            Re: Chess Superpower

            WORLD YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
            November 12-22, 2009

            Our chess player results are not as good as usual.
            Probably because this is the generation of the “Cold and Dark” years in Armenia.

            The good news is that according to the percentage of the Armenian participants in the tournament: they are 2.64% of the world chess players. Assuming that it is proportional to the number of population. Our population “is” 177 million.

            Final standings:

            1) Boys

            U8 (8 years old)
            1. GHOLAMI Aryan IRI 9
            Total: 129 chess players

            U10 (10 years old)
            1. BAI Jinshi CHN 9
            18. Mkrtchyan Mikayel ARM 7
            32. Petrosyan Arman ARM 6,5
            32. Ayvazyan Nikita RUS 6,5
            45. Harutyunyan Arman ARM 6
            45. Manukyan Artyom ARM 6
            85. Abgaryan David RUS 5

            Total: 148 chess players

            U12
            1. Cheng Bobby AUS 9
            4. Paravyan David RUS 8,5
            27. Avetisian Tigran UKR 7
            30. Harutyunian Tigran K. ARM 6,5
            44. Aghajanyan Arsen ARM 6

            Total: 142 chess players

            U14
            1. Cori Jorge PER 9
            7. Gabuzyan Hovhannes ARM 7,5
            8. Grigoryan Karen H. ARM 7,5
            24. Giroyan Gary FRA 7
            55. Manukyan Sargis A. ARM 6

            Total: 138 chess players

            U16
            1. Sethuraman S P IND 9
            16. Vardanian Haik G. ARM 7
            22. Kurayan Ruslan UKR 7
            40. Baghdasaryan Vahe ARM 6
            41. Petrosyan Tigran S. ARM 6
            56. Baboyan Eduard RUS 5,5
            59. Stamboltsyan Sargis ARM 5,5

            Total: 119 chess players

            U18
            1. Matlakov Maxim RUS 9
            13. Ter-Sahakyan Samvel ARM 7,5
            32. Hovhannisyan Robert ARM 6,5
            67. Tiraturyan David ARM 5
            93. Oknayan Razmig LIB 4

            Total: 104 chess players

            Final standings:

            2) Girls

            U8 (8 years old)
            1. CHU Ruotong CHN 9,5
            22. Galstyan Irina RUS 6,5
            43. Yeghiazaryan Yelena ARM 5,5

            Total: 85 chess players

            U10
            1. Mammadzada Vugar AZE 10,5
            34. Asatryan Sona ARM 6
            44. Ivanyan Ani ARM 5,5

            Total: 83 chess players

            U12
            1. Khademalsharieh Sarasadat IRI 10
            36. Ghukasyan Siranush ARM 6
            Total: 108 chess players

            U14
            1. Efroimski Marsel ISR 9
            72. Azizbekyan Arpi ARM 4,5
            Total: 101 chess players

            U16
            1. Cori Deysi PER 10
            27. Gevorgyan Maria ARM 6,5
            38. Shakryan Zozan ARM 6
            58. Stepanyan Astghik ENG 5,5

            Total: 102 chess players

            U18
            1. Girya Olga RUS 8,5
            33. Mnatsakanyan Diana ARM 5,5
            Total: 65 chess players

            Out of 35 Armenian origin participants only 10 are from abroad.

            This results in some sad statistics : although the Armenians in Armenia to Armenians abroad proportion is: about
            1 to 3

            While the proportion of young chess players: Armenians in Armenia to Armenians abroad is: about
            2.5 to 1

            This might either mean that young Armenians in abroad are interested in chess:
            7.5 times less
            or they changed their last names.
            Last edited by gegev; 11-23-2009, 03:59 AM.

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            • #66
              Re: Chess Superpower

              "This results in some sad statistics : although the Armenians in Armenia to Armenians abroad proportion is: about
              1 to 3"

              This is why i keep saying that the most important thing for our country and people is to develop a Armenia we will all want to go live in. The diaspora cannot and will not sustain and produce a viable culture-nation, it needs to be done in our country. Instead of saying o its all run by the oligarcs so i will have nothing to do with it, you need to think of ways to become part of Armenia by going there and searching for your place in her. Had twice as many Armenians been living in hayastan instead of outside of it much would be different now and the only way to make that happen is to build peace and prosperity-It can be done!
              Hayastan or Bust.

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              • #67
                Re: Chess Superpower

                Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
                "This results in some sad statistics : although the Armenians in Armenia to Armenians abroad proportion is: about
                1 to 3"

                This is why i keep saying that the most important thing for our country and people is to develop a Armenia we will all want to go live in. The diaspora cannot and will not sustain and produce a viable culture-nation, it needs to be done in our country. Instead of saying o its all run by the oligarcs so i will have nothing to do with it, you need to think of ways to become part of Armenia by going there and searching for your place in her. Had twice as many Armenians been living in hayastan instead of outside of it much would be different now and the only way to make that happen is to build peace and prosperity-It can be done!

                Agreed, we must be the change that we wish to see!
                For the first time in more than 600 years, Armenia is free and independent, and we are therefore obligated
                to place our national interests ahead of our personal gains or aspirations.



                http://www.armenianhighland.com/main.html

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                • #68
                  Re: Chess Superpower

                  Originally posted by Haykakan View Post
                  "This results in some sad statistics : although the Armenians in Armenia to Armenians abroad proportion is: about
                  1 to 3"

                  This is why i keep saying that the most important thing for our country and people is to develop a Armenia we will all want to go live in. The diaspora cannot and will not sustain and produce a viable culture-nation, it needs to be done in our country. Instead of saying o its all run by the oligarcs so i will have nothing to do with it, you need to think of ways to become part of Armenia by going there and searching for your place in her. Had twice as many Armenians been living in hayastan instead of outside of it much would be different now and the only way to make that happen is to build peace and prosperity-It can be done!
                  I agree that all/most of Diaspora Armenians should return HOME. And regardless of obstacles (they are not that big as they imagine) built/make their country stronger. Nowadays in Armenia you can buy beautiful cottages for less than $100,000. And establishing a small business, for instance stone processing, I know more than 10 owner of it, will cost you about $60,000. In Armenia monthly living cost for an average family of 5 is about $500. And, I think, this can afford every middle class Diaspora Armenian.

                  And your children will live in harmony with the friendly, supportive cultural environment. As a former teacher I know that when children live in a location together with prevailing number of other nationalities, most of them become defensive, because the majority, whose values differ in some areas from those of Armenians, enforces to comply with their values: this world is full of competition and no teacher can eradicate it from children’s soul.

                  Returning to the chess: in Armenia, you know, it is mass sport and your children will love it as well. And most of Diaspora Armenians return to Armenia will increase our victories in chess (and other areas) more than three times.

                  Let it be … let be …
                  Last edited by gegev; 11-25-2009, 04:31 AM.

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                  • #69
                    Re: Chess Superpower

                    World Cup 2009
                    Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia


                    Boris Gelfand wins World Cup

                    Final Results:

                    Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) – Gelfand Boris(ISR) 5 -7

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                    • #70
                      Re: Chess Superpower

                      why are we in a bad state? don't we have something like 23 grand masters? and have won the championships a number of times in the last 5 years?


                      great article i came across and posted in the lounge section but ill post it here for all to see too http://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/20...and-the-tiger/

                      this guy tries to find out why armenians are so good at chess
                      Last edited by Ari; 12-24-2009, 05:49 PM.

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