GAGIK HAKOBIAN CHAMPION OF VETERAN CHESS PLAYERS OF ARMENIA

YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The championship of veteran chess
players of Armenia, in which 32 sportsmen at the age of 60 and
above participated, finished. Gagik Hakobian, a master of sport,
won the first place and the title of the champion of Armenia. He had
7 victories in the 9 rounds of the championship held by the Swiss
contest rules, he finished two meetings drawn game and got 8 points.
G.Hakobian won a right to participate in the 2005 World Championship
of veteran chess players. Eduard Mnatsakanian, an international master
won the 2nd place with 7.5 points. Adolf Demirkhanian, a candidate for
mastery, got 6.5 points and became the 3rd prize winner. Organizers
of the championship defined 7 monetary prizes for participants played
with greater success. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize-winners got monetary
awards of 100, 60 and 30 thousand drams correspondingly.