THE CHESS PLAYERS WERE AWARDED WITH MEDALS OF “MOVSES KHORENATSI”
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[08:06 pm] 06 June, 2006
According to the decree of President Robert Kocharyan international
Grand Masters Levon Aronyan, Karen Asryan, Smbat Lputyan, Vladimir
Hakobyan, Artashes Minasyan, Tigran Nalbandyan, Arshak Petrosyan and
Gabriel Sargsyan were awarded with medals of “Movses Khorenatsi”
for their significant share in the RA chess sphere and for their
victory in the Chess World Olympiad.
Today Robert Kocharyan handed the highest state awards to the members
of the Armenian men’s team which won the gold medal of the 37th Chess
World Olympiad and the Olymiad Cup.
Kocharyan claimed that all Armenians watched their participation
attentively and the victory greatly encouraged all Armenians spread
all over the world.
According to Kocharyan the result of the participation of our
team could be anticipated from their start which inspired great
expectations.
The chess players noted that they left for Turin with triumphant
inclination and they felt the assistance of their compatriots during
the whole tournament.
Robert Kocharyan, the president of the Chess Federation and the
members of the Armenian chess team referred to further activities of
the chess players and the prospects of chess promotion in our country.
Kocharyan urges that such victory may serve as a good imputes for
the chess development and may become an inspiring example for many
other chess players.