LILIT MKRTCHIAN BRONZE PRIZE-WINNER OF EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan
Apr 17 2006

KUSADASI, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Representative of Armenia Lilit
Mkrtchian performed successfully in the women’s chess Europe
championship that finished in the Turkish city of Kusadasi. In the
competition among 96 woman chess-players she took the 3rd place
and won a bronze medal. Gaining 7.5 points in 11 tours held by
the Swiss contest rules, Mkrtchian had shared 3-11 places with
a group of participants but after the additional games she was
able to surpass all others and to become the 3rd prize-winner. At
the same time Lilit received the right to take part in the next
world championship. The results of another 4 woman chess-players
representing Armenia are the following: Elina Danielian 6 points
(30-44th places), Nelli Aghinian, Siranush Andreasian 5.5 points each
(45-54th places). 5 representatives of Armenia took part in the men’s
Europe championship. Ashot Anastasian performed most successfully. He
shared 25-35th places with 6.5 points. Artashes Minasian, Tigran
L.Petrosian and Tigran Kotanjian shared 35-64th places with 6 points
each. International master Tigran Kotanjian was able to pass the norm
of grand master. The 5th representative of Armenia, Arman Pashikian,
shared 65-86th places with 5.5 points.

Yekaterina Stalik (Turkey) won in the Europe women’s championship
and Zdenko Kozhul (Croatia) in the men’s championship.