YEREVAN, APRIL 2, NOYAN TAPAN. Representative of Armenia, grand master Tigran L. Petrosian took the 2nd place in the 2000 participants' competition at the chess international tournament entitled "Ciudad de Dos." At the decisive stage he won Shahriar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.) and was defeated by George Samorin (U.S.) who became the tournament winner.

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