Prensa Latina, Cuba
June 3 2006

Cuba Beats Uzbekistan in Chess

Rome, Jun 2 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban male chess team defeated
Uzbekistan in the 11th round Friday, 2.5-1.5, in the World Chess
Olympiad in Turin.

Grand Master Lazaro Bruzon (Cuba) with ELO average of 2,652 points,
led the Cuban performance, beating Uzbek Rustam Kasimdzhanov (ELO
2,673) at the first table.

Cuban GM Jesus Nogueira (ELO 2,556) won the victory over
International Master Anton Filippov (Uzbekistan, ELO 2,497) at the
third table.

The match between GM Leinier Dominguez (Cuba) and Uzbek Timur Gareyev
at the second table was tied.

At the fourth table, Cuban GM Yunieski Quesada (ELO 2,512) was
defeated by Uzbek GM Saidali Iuldachev (ELO 2,480) and this became
the second defeat for the Cuban player.

The Cuban male team dropped from seventh place to eighth, with 27.5
points, while Ukraine became seventh by defeating Azerbaijan 3-1 in
this same round.

Armenia is in first place with 32 points, after defeating the Czech
Republic 3-1, followed by China and France, both with 28.5 points.

In the female teams’ competition, Cuba beat Spain 2-1, with victories
by FIDE Master Jennifer Perez (2,163) and GM Maritza Arribas (2,235)
at the second and third tables.

Cuban GM Sulennis Piña (2,334) suffered the only defeat of the Cuban
female team in the 11th competition round, losing to Spanish Monica
Calzetta (2,317).

The Cuban female team advanced from 35th to 28th place, with 18
points, in a competition led by Ukraine (25.5 points) followed by
Russia (24.5) and China (23.5).

PanARMENIAN.Net

System Corporation Applied for Participation in Tender
to Buy ArmenTel
02.06.2006 20:27 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ System Joint-Stock Financial
Corporation (JSFC) has applied for participation in
the tender for buying ArmenTel Armenian operator,
Chair of the System JSFC Board of Directors Vladimir
Yevtushenkov told journalists today. He noted that
this asset is not a strategic one, «however from the
point of view of the coverage area of all former
Soviet Union countries, this acquisition makes sense,»
reports IA Klekr.ru

ArmenTel is the major telecommunication company of
Armenia. Greek OTE Company holds 90% of its shares,
while 10% belong to the Armenian Government.

TREND, Azerbaijan
June 3 2006

If position of Azerbaijan is strong, thesis of territorial integrity
of country will dominate

Source: Trend
Author: R.Agayev

03.06.2006

The final statement of the Foreign Ministry of Russian Federation
(RF) on the Georgian-Ossetin conflict and the self-determination
principle was forwarded to Georgia and indirectly to Moldova, Azer
Mursaliyev, the deputy editor-in-chief of the newspaper `Kommersant’,
informed the special correspondent of Trend in Moscow.

`It is clear that these two countries have not good relations with
Moscow, and the history of the bilateral relations over the past two
years – it is a gold war between Russia and Georgia, as well as
Moldova, partially Ukraine. As always, Azerbaijan separates in this
situation and remains alone,’ told Mursaliyev.

In politician’s opinion, it is not by accident that recently the
Russian defense minister Ivanov kindly and neutrally spoke about the
Nogorno-Karabakh conflict at the meeting of the defense ministers of
the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member-countries in
Baku. `At the same time, the statement of the Foreign Ministry – it
is the statement of the Foreign Ministry, although it separately
touched up on taken regions. The Russian foreign minister put the
territorial integrity of the neighboring countries under the doubt.
Undoubtedly, it will affect the position of Armenia in the solution
of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict,’ told Mursaliyev.

Besides, Mursaliyev noted that if Azerbaijan and its position are
strong enough, of course, the thesis of the territorial integrity of
the country will dominate. `If Azerbaijan gets into a conflict
situation and its position weakens, of course, the self-determination
principle and many other principles will be remembered. It is fair
not only from the position of Russia, but also other European
countries. To tell the truth, practically all small and serious
forces of the planet from China, Europe to the USA take interest in
this region,’ said Mursaliyev.

Washington Times, DC
June 3 2006

Armenia leads the pack

By David R. Sands
June 3, 2006

Having faced down some of its top rivals, tiny Armenia is coming up
big in the 37th Olympiad, winding down in Turin, Italy.
Anchored by rising superstar GM Levon Aronian, the third-seeded
Armenian team defeated the Czech Republic 3-1 in yesterday’s Round
11, giving it a 31/2-point cushion with two rounds to go.
The U.S. squad — GMs Gata Kamsky, Alexander Onischuk, Gregory
Kaidanov, Ildar Ibragimov, Hikaru Nakamura and Varuzhan Akobian —
has rallied in the late rounds, capped by a stunning 21/2-11/2 upset
of top-seeded Russia yesterday despite the presence of classical
world champ Vladimir Kramnik on Russia’s top board. The Americans are
in third, a half point behind France and China and in strong
contention for a medal.
On the women’s side, Ukraine’s team won its first 10 matches but
clings to just a half-point lead over second-place Russia. The U.S.
women — WGMs Anna Zatonskih, Camilla Baginskaite, Rusudan Goletiani
and IM Irina Krush — are in eighth place.
If Armenia takes the gold, fourth board GM Gabriel Sargissian may
rate as the team’s most valuable player. The unheralded Sargissian
has won eight and drawn two in his matches, including a
tournament-saving victory over Russian star Alexander Morozevich that
halved the teams’ Round 5 match.
Aronian went down meekly to Kramnik on Board 1, and the other two
games were drawn, meaning Sargissian had to win on Board 4 to salvage
the half point despite a ratings deficit of nearly 120 points.
The ever-inventive Morozevich is one of the few top-line
grandmasters who play openings like the Modern Defense in a money
game, but Sargissian as White wins the opening battle with the alert
12. Bg5 Qa5 13. b4!, inviting 13…Nxb4 14. Bd2 Qa4 15. Nxb4 Qxd1 16.
Raxd1 cxb4 17. Bxb4 Re8 18. Rc1, with the advantage. The White
finesse gives him two powerful bishops and an enduring initiative.
Unhappy with his increasingly passive position, Black lashes out
with 26. f4 c5?!, which only makes things worse after 27. Bxc4 dxc4
28. d5 Qf5 29. d6 Rb8 30. Rc2 g5 31. Rxc4 gxf4 32. Rxc5 Rd8 33. Qd5,
when White is a pawn up with a dominating game.
Sargissian gives his higher-rated opponent no hope after 36. Rc4!
(threatening to simplify with 37. Qe4 Qxe4 38. Rxe4 f6 39. d7 Rd8 40.
e6, winning) Bxe5 37. d7 f3+ 38. Qxe5! Rxe5 39. d8=Q f2 40. Rxh4+ Kg6
41. Rg4+, and Morozevich resigns as 41…Kh7 (Qxg4 42. fxg4 f1=Q
fails to 43. Bxe5 f6 44. Qg8+ Kh6 45. Bd6 Qf2 46. Bf8 mate) 42. Qg8+
Kh6 43. Qg7+ Kh5 44. Qh8+ Qh7 45. Qxh7 is mate.
The veteran Kaidanov has been strong for the U.S. team, scoring
41/2 points in his first six games. His intricate Round 7 win over
Swedish GM Tiger Hillarp Persson gave the American team a 2-2 tie for
the match.
The game features one of the sharpest lines in the Queen’s
Gambit, a variation favored by Soviet world champion Mikhail
Botvinnik. With 24. Qg4+ Qd7 25. Qxd7+ Kxd7 26. a5!, White is the
first to clarify things, firmly establishing the weakness of Hillarp
Persson’s fixed queen-side pawn mass.
But Black does a decent job of keeping things in balance until
38. Re8 Re6?! (Kd6! 39. h5 Rh6 40. g4 Na5 41. Rd8+ Kc6 42. Be2 f6
makes White’s job much harder) 39. Rxe6+ fxe6 (see diagram), where
the White bishop will quickly show its superiority to the Black
knight in the tricky ending.

With superb technique, Kaidanov calmly walks his king from one corner
of the board to the other, picking off the Black a-pawn while
preserving his connected king-side pawns. Even the presence of the
two White pawns on c4 and e4 doesn’t undermine the White bishop’s
effectiveness.
It’s over after 55. Kb5 Nf2 (Nb2 56. Be2 Kg6 57. Kxc5) 56. Bf3
Nd3 57. Ka6 Ne1 58. Be2 Nc2 59. Kxa7, and Hillarp Persson resigns in
view of lines like 59…Nd4 (Nb4 60. Kb6) 60. Bd1 Kg7 61. Kb6, and
the c-pawn can’t be saved.

The U.S. Chess Center is hosting the 17th annual D.C. Action
Championship today at its 1501 M St. NW site downtown. Registration
for the popular one-day Game/30 event starts at 10 a.m., and the last
round begins at 8 p.m.
Call 202/857-4922 for more information or check out the
tournament details at

37th Chess Olympiad, Turin, Italy, May 2006
Sargissian Morozevich
1. d4 g6 22. Bxb1 Rb8
2. e4 Bg7 23. Bd3 Rb5
3. Nf3 d6 24. Nxe6 Qxe6
4. c3 Nd7 25. h3 h5
5. Bd3 e5 26. f4 c5
6. 0-0 Ne7 27. Bxc4 dxc4
7. Na3 0-0 28. d5 Qf5
8. Re1 exd4 29. d6 Rb8
9. cxd4 d5 30. Rc2 g5
10. e5 c5 31. Rxc4 gxf4
11. Nc2 Nc6 32. Rxc5 Rd8
12. Bg5 Qa5 33. Qd5 Kh7
13. b4 cxb4 34. Kh2 Re8
14. Rb1 Nb6 35. Bb2 h4
15. Nxb4 Nc4 36. Rc4 Bxe5
16. Nxc6 bxc6 37. d7 f3+
17. Nd2 Be6 38. Qxe5 Rxe5
18. Re2 Rfb8 39. d8=Q f2
19. Nb3 Qa3 40. Rxh4+ Kg6
20. Bc1 Qe7 41. Rg4+
21. Nc5 Rxb1 Black resigns

37th Chess Olympiad, Turin, Italy, May 2006
Kaidanov Hillarp Persson
1. d4 d5 31. bxc3 Nd6
2. c4 c6 32. c4 Bh6
3. Nf3 Nf6 33. Bxh6 Rxh6
4. Nc3 e6 34. Rb1 Nb7
5. Bg5 dxc4 35. Rxb3 Nxa5
6. e4 b5 36. Rb8 Rxf6
7. e5 h6 37. h4 Nb7
8. Bh4 g5 38. Re8 Re7
9. Nxg5 hxg5 39. Rxe6+ fxe6
10. Bxg5 Nbd7 40. Kf2 Kd7
11. g3 Bg7 41. Ke3 Ke7
12. Bg2 Qc7 42. g4 Nd6
13. exf6 c5 43. Bd3 Kf6
14. d5 b4 44. Kd2 Nc8
15. d6 Qb6 45. Bc2 Ne7
16. Ne4 Bd5 46. Ba4 Ng6
17. 0-0 0-0-0 47. g5+ Kg7
18. a3 b3 48. h5 Nf4
19. Bf4 Qc6 49. Bd1 Nh3
20. f3 Bxe4 50. g6 Nf4
21. fxe4 e5 51. Bg4 Kh6
22. Be3 Nb6 52. Kc3 Kg7
23. a4 Rxd6 53. Kb3 Kf6
24. Qg4+ Qd7 54. Ka4 Nd3
25. Qxd7+Kxd7 55. Kb5 Nf2
26. a5 Nc8 56. Bf3 Nd3
27. Rac1 Rd3 57. Ka6 Ne1
28. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 58. Be2 Nc2
29. Rxd1+Kc6 59. Kxa7
30. Bf1 c3 Black resigns

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

PanARMENIAN.Net

Kocharian: «My Expectations of Meeting with AzeriPresident Modest»
03.06.2006 13:44 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Azerbaijan’s militant statements have nearly nothing
to do with the topic under consideration. They form an impression as
if the opposing party is not to much tuned for serious decisions in
settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, Armenian President Robert
Kocharian told journalists. «We are discussing an option that, in my
opinion, will allow having a lasting peace settlement, however my
expectations of the meeting with the Azeri President are modest,»
Kocharian said.

The Armenian leader was surprised with statements of Azeri officials
that the issue should be solved within territorial integrity of
Azerbaijan and providing a certain degree of autonomy to Karabakh.

«After establishment of the UN there was no case when people, who
exercised their right to self-determination and attained de facto
independence, changed their mind and returned to being part of the
state, from which they separated. I do not understand why the Armenian
and Karabakh peoples should be the first to decide that independence
does not suit them due to some reason,» the Armenian President said,
reports Novosti-Armenia.

PR Newswire, CA
June 3 2006

SHOWTIME Will Televise Darchinyan-Maldonado IBF Flyweight Title Fight
After Castillo Fails to Make Weight and Corrales Bout is Cancelled

LAS VEGAS, June 2 /PRNewswire/ — Saturday’s fight between Diego
Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo has been cancelled after Castillo
failed to make the weight.

Castillo weighed in four-and-one half pounds over the 135-pound
limit on his first attempt. In his next try on the scales, at a little
before 5 p.m. PT, Castillo also weighed 139 1/2 pounds.

The SHOWTIME telecast will now consist of one fight, an IBF
flyweight world title bout between defending champion Vic Darchinyan
and Luis Maldonado. The battle of undefeated 112-pounders will start
at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west coast).

Darchinyan (25-0, 20 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of
Vanadvor, Armenia, is coming off of a sensational eighth-round TKO
over Diosdado Gabi March 3, 2006, on the SHOWTIME boxing series,
“ShoBox: The New Generation.” A pint-sized powerhouse armed with
bone-crunching power, Darchinyan is one of the hardest pound-for-pound
hitters in boxing. The Lord of the Flys has won seven consecutive
bouts by knockout. This will be the southpaw’s fourth title
defense. Darchinyan also holds the International Boxing Organization
(IBO) 112-pound belt.

Maldonado (33-0-1, 25 KOs), of Mexicali, Mexico, had a 33-fight
winning streak end in his last outing when he boxed to a 12-round draw
against slick southpaw boxer Cristian Mijares in a flyweight
elimination bout on Feb. 24, 2006. An aggressive, offensive-minded
slugger who makes for great fights and never takes a backward step,
Maldonado will be the naturally bigger man against Darchinyan. The
unbeaten crowd pleaser, who also is the World Boxing Organization
(WBO) No. 6 contender, will make his second United States start.

PanARMENIAN.Net

Skinheads Killed 18 People since Beginning of 2006
02.06.2006 20:02 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 107 people have suffered from assaults through
national hatred since the beginning of the year in Russia. 18 of them
were killed. 10 people were killed in Moscow, 38 were injured. 4
people were killed in Saint Petersburg, 20 were injured. Skinheads’
assaults were registered in over 15 regions of Russia. If earlier
skinheads assaulted the natives of Caucasus and Central Asia, now
representatives of youth subcultures and sexual minorities also fell
into the risk group,’ the edition writes.

The human rights activists think that some 50 thousand skinheads
commit outrages in Russia. `With the high level of xenophobia in
Russia the number of staunch right radicals is not so important, since
a small sparkle is enough to make passive xenophobes (about 60% of the
population) active,’ this is the data provided by Amnesty
International in the report on xenophobia in Russia, the newspaper
says.

PanARMENIAN.Net

Turkey Uses `Restoration’ as New Method to Destroy Armenian Monuments
03.06.2006 13:57 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey uses new methods to destroy Armenian cultural
monuments, Candidate of Historical Sciences Hayk Demoyan told
journalists in Yerevan yesterday. `If earlier monuments were openly
destroyed in Turkey, the situation has changed drastically lately,’
the historian notes.

In his words, `restoration works’ are held in Ani and in Akhtamar
Island at the moment. Demoyan said that under the pretence of
`restoration’ Turkish authorities complete the genocide of Armenian
monuments, that they launched already in 1915 – simultaneous to the
Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey. `Not only 1.5 million Armenians
were destroyed by Turks at the time, but also thousands of Armenian
cultural monuments,’ the historian said, reports Novosti-Armenia.

PanARMENIAN.Net

South Azerbaijan National Freedom Army Formed in Iran
03.06.2006 14:12 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ South Azerbaijan National Freedom Army (SANFA) is
formed in Iran, South Azerbaijan National Revival Movement European
Organization reported. The army was organized by Azerbaijanis who
served in the Iranian army. The statement issued on the occasion by
SANFA says that struggle will continue until rights of Azerbaijanis
are restored.

The SANFA claims are also listed in the statement: `The government of
Iran in accordance with article 15 of the Constitution should ensure
that Azerbaijanis have the right of education in their mother tongue,
opening a newspaper in Azerbaijani and 24 hours TV channels, election
of local executive power heads in regions where Azerbaijanis are in
majority, necessary measures should be implemented to remove financial
problems of South Azerbaijan. Azerbaijanis arrested during protest
actions should be released and on June 29 Azerbaijanis participation
should not be prevented on the day of Babek Khurrami’s birthday,
National Hero of Azerbaijan.’ SANFA demanded to punish those, who
fired upon action participants in the cities of Iran where
Azerbaijanis live, reports APA.

Today, Azerbaijan
June 3 2006

Elmar Mammadyarov: “Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict affects negatively to
peace, stability and integration in the region”

03 June 2006 [10:57] – Today.Az

Yesterday Azerbaijani FM Elmar Mammadyarov received Defense Minister
of Tajikistan, general-colonel Shirali Khayrulloyev.

As APA reports, the guest highly appreciated Azerbaijan-Tajikistan
all round relations’ development.

In his turn, Elmar Mammadyarov stated high development of economic
and political relations between two countries, stressed possibility
of opening of the Embassy in Tajikistan in nearest future, this step
will provide expansion of relations between two countries.

Giving information on Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict settlement, the
Minister said that conflict affects negatively to peace, stability
and integration in the region. Elmar Mammadyarov said that as a
result of occupation of Azerbaijani territories by Armenians,
cultural heritage of Azerbaijan is destroyed in occupied territories
as well as in the territories of Armenia.

Regional security issues were also touched upon. The Minister spoke
of important economic projects Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline,
Baku-Tbilisi-Arzurum gas pipeline, Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalak-Gars
railway station, informed about the implemented works in the
development of non-oil sector of Azerbaijan.

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