KISHINEV, JUNE 22, NOYAN TAPAN. Grand master Lilit Mkrtchian plays most successfully among the 4 representatives of Armenia at the chess-players' women personal championship of Europe. During the regular 9th round she won Nina Dzagnidze, a Georgian chess-player, gained 6.5 points and now when there are three rounds before the end of the championship she shares from the 3rd to 12th places. Yelena Zayats and Nadedzda Osintseva, two representatives of Russia, who have 7 points each, are the leaders of the competitions going on in Kishinev. Elina Danielian, another grand master representing Armenia played a drawn game during the 9th round. She gained 6 points and now shares the 13th-27th places. International masters Lilit Galoyan and Siranush Andreasian, other two chess-players of Armenia have correspondingly 4.5 and 4 points and are on the 68th and 101th places.

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