Chess: Zaven Andriasian Wins Title Of World Champion

ZAVEN ANDRIASIAN WINS TITLE OF WORLD CHAMPION

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 16 2006

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Chess World Youth Championship ended
on October 16 in Yerevan. 17-year-old Zaven Andriasian (Armenia) gained
9.5 out of 13 possible points and won the title of world champion
in competition among 83 boys. The following 2 places were taken by
Nikita Vityugov (Russia) and Yuri Krivoruchko (Ukraine), respectively.

Delegates from China Shen Yang, Hau Hi Fan and representative of
Georgia Salome Melia gained 9 points each and took the first three
places in accordance with their coefficients at the tournament with
participation of 57 ladies. The best of Armenian lady chess-players
was Siranush Andriasian who was the 19th with 7 points.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS