OPEN JUNIOR TOURNAMENT ORGANIZED BY "CHESS" ACADEMY
COMPLETES
19-01-2005 18:10:00 | Armenia | Sport
YEREVAN, January 19 (Noyan Tapan). The open tournament of
boys and girls initiated and held by the "Chess" Academy
completed. It was dedicated to the 95th anniversary of prominent
chess player Henrik Kasparian, the first international grand
master of the chess composition. The tournaments were quite
representative: 245 chess players of different age groups from
the Armenian towns and regions participated in them.
Ara Diloyan and Arpi Azizbekian (the group of chess players
aged below 10), Ruben Gatrchian and Syuzan Shakarian
(12-year-old), David Grigorian (14), Vardges Tovmasian and
Lusine Karapetian (16), Zaven Andreasian and Armine Babayan (18)
became the winners of the tournament held by the Swiss system
with nine rounds.
The winners received the right to participate in the winter
educational and sport camp of the "Chess" Academy to be held in
Arzni. Participants of all the age groups received monetary
prizes.