SAINT PETERSBURG, MARCH 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The European Women Chess Championship finished in Saint Petersburg on March 20. Out of 167 players, 5 were from Armenia. Lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia and Tatyana Kozintseva of Russia earned 8.5 points each and shared 1st-2nd positions. An additional match was held to decide the winner: T. Kozintseva won (1.5-0.5) and became the European champion. L. Mkrtchian finished second.

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