The Nagornyy Karabakh Republic [NKR] denies plans to hold chess
tournament this year – Armenian agency

Arminfo, Yerevan
24 Mar 05

Stepanakert, 24 March: The Nagornyy Karabakh Republic [NKR] has
not planned to hold an international chess tournament this year,
the NKR Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports has told our
Arminfo correspondent. The ministry was commenting on reports of the
Azerbaijani media on the chess tournament [in Karabakh].

[Passage omitted: Azerbaijani media report]

[The Azerbaijani Chess Federation and the Ministry of Youth, Sports
and Tourism have appealed to FIDE and other international bodies to
prevent the Armenians from holding a chess tournament in Karabakh,
the Azerbaijani radio station ANS 0700 gmt 23 March reported]

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress