HAKOBYAN NOT TO TAKE PART IN THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

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| 15:04:04 | 13-06-2005 | Sports |

Vladimir Hakobyan who has the highest reputation among the Armenian
chess-players, will not take part in the European Chess individual
Championship which will start on June 17. According to the Armenian
Chess Federation it is accounted for by the fact that Vladimir
Hakobyan has already secured his place in the World Championship and
has decided not to take part in the European Championship.

Vladimir Hakobyan has left for Qatar recently and is realizing coach
work there helping the local best chess-players.

The European Chess Championship will start the coming Friday, in which
the other Armenian chess-players will participate. Besides the medals,
the best players will also gain the right to take part in the World
Championship.