Chess Grandmaster Levon Aronian has been crowned the $200,000 winner of the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam in Las Vegas on Sunday ...

PanARMENIAN.Net - Levon Aronyan, the Armenian grandmaster representing the U.S., has declared his triumph in the Freestyle ...

Defense Minister Serzh Sarkisian reveled in the limelight early on Tuesday as he presided over the triumphant return home of Armenia’s national chess team that swept to a historic victory at the 37th ...

Armenia is a country facing many problems. Its ceasefire with neighboring Azerbaijan is rocky, and its economy is struggling. Now Armenia is hoping chess could help improve its fortunes.

YEREVAN -- Armenia has won the 2011 world team chess championship by edging out China and Ukraine, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports. The championship, held in the eastern Chinese seaport of ...

Humpy's qualification to the semifinal guarantees India a coveted spot in the Candidates tournament, with compatriots Divya ...

Its national team has won gold at the last two international Chess Olympiads, in 2006 and 2008, after taking bronze at the previous two. Armenia has 30 grandmasters, the rank awarded to more than ...

Armenia’s recent world team chess win is the country’s third since 2006. (Photo: FIDE) Officials in Armenia think chess can ensure success for the next generation. It is slated to become a mandatory ...

Chess has become a mandatory school subject across Armenia for every child over the age of 6. School officials in Armenia say the move is aimed at fostering independent strategic thinking among ...

The country’s obsession with chess transcends all age groups. You can see this in a 2009 BBC World Service report titled ‘Armenia: the cleverest nation on earth’, which notes “four ...

Chess grandmaster Levon Aronian said on Friday he was leaving Armenia and would represent the United States, citing what he said was Armenian officials' indifference to chess as one of the reasons.