SARATOV TOURNAMENT IS OF PREPARATORY CHARACTER FOR GABRIEL SARGSIAN

Noyan Tapan
Dec 06 2006

SARATOV, DECEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. International tournament in the
memory of famous chess figure Aratovski finished in the city of
Saratov, RF, on December 6. More than 2 dozens among 148 participants
were grand masters.

Representative of Armenia Gabriel Sargsian had the highest rating. He
got 5.5 points from 9 possible ones and shared the 24th-43rd
places. The tournament was of preparatory meaning for G.Sargsian,
as in a month the Armenian grand master will take part in the B
tournament of the Wijk Aan Zee traditional festival.

International master Arman Pashikian shared the 3rd-11th places
with 6.5 points, and Aghasi Inants shared the 43rd-72nd places with
5 points.