ARMENIAN SPORTSMEN IN THE FIRST PLACE

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[01:05 pm] 27 April, 2006

The Yerevan Chess Academy team beat the leader of the tournament –
the Chelyabink “Ural” with the overall 4:2 in the 6th round of the
Russian Youth Chess open championship.

The Chess Academy victory was provided by Hovik Hayrapetyan and
Armine Babayan who were striking in the championship with their
excellent participation.

The Chess Academy tops the fixture table with 11 points after this
victory. The team “Uniline” occupying the 2nd place beat the Yerevan
“Mika” with the overall 4:2.

The adult leader the Ekatirinburg “Ural” beat “Meria” with the score
4.5-1.5 and is in the 1st place now.

Vladimir Hakobyan celebrated the team victory and provided one
point for “Ural.” Levon Aronyan’s team “Tomsk – 400″beat the Samara
“Permosteps” with the overall 3.5-2.5 and is in the 3rd place at
present.

Aronyan tied with Gelfand in the 1st round.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress