YEREVAN, JUNE 8, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. A bronze bust of talented Armenian chess-player, world chess champion Tigran Petrosian was unveiled on June 7 in Tigran Petrosian street at Davitashen community of Yerevan. The bust's author is sculptor Norayr Karganian. The sculpture was made with the sponsorship of RA Defence Ministry and Yerevan Mayor's Office. As the sculptor mentioned, the monument is still incomplete. By the Defence Minister's consent, figures of "thinking youths" will be added at the bottom of the monument, who will be "watched" by the "chess king" from above. The sculptor also emphasized that "an outstanding person should get experience in the course of time and should not have any blemish in his biography. Tigran Petrosian was just like this and one needed courage for making a monument to him." RA Defence Minister, Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation Serge Sargsian, Yerevan Mayor Yervand Zakharian, Head of the community of Davitashen Surik Ghukasian, the members of the Armenian chess national team who have become winners and others took part in the unveiling ceremony. As Yerevan Mayor mentioned, the success Armenia has had in the recent decade in the sphere of chess is connected with the work done by Tigran Petrosian. According to him, today's Turin success is also the continuation of Tigran Petrosian's success. As Serge Sargsian characterized, Levon Aronian also has all possibilities for becoming the world chess champion in the near future. To recap, Norayr Karganian is also the author of the monument to Marshal Baghramian erected in Yerevan.

---