IRAN NAMES CHESS PLAYERS FOR WORLD YOUTH MEET

IranMania, Iran
Oct 1 2006

LONDON, October 1 (IranMania) – Iran’s Chess Federation named four
players for the world youth tournament in the Armenian capital Yerevan,
MNA reported.

Atussa Purkashian and Mina Hemmati will represent the country in
women’s event and Seyyed Javad Alavi-Moqaddam and Homayun Tofiqi in
men’s competitions.

According to the schedule, the team will depart for Armenia on Oct. 2
to compete at the Swiss-style 13-round event.