Armenian Chess-Players Are In Leaders’ Groups At Aeroflot Open

ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS ARE IN LEADERS’ GROUPS AT AEROFLOT OPEN

Noyan Tapan
Feb 19 2007

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of regular tour of big
international chess tournament Aeroflot Open were held on February
18 in Moscow.

Representatives of Armenia Vladimir Hakobian, Artashes Minasian
and Gabriel Sargsian are in 5-19th places with a great number of
chess-players having 3.5 points each. In group A2, David Petrosian,
Arman Pashikian and Avetik Grigorian are in 11-27th places with 5-3.5
points each. Six tours have been played in group B. David Kalashian
shares 3-6th places with 4 chess-players having 5 points each. Six
tours have been played in group C where Suren Poghosian shares 4-8th
places with 5 chess-players having 5 points each.

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