HEAD OF ARMENIAN CHESS FEDERATION: INTERNATIONAL CHESS COMPETITIONS TO BE HELD IN JERMUK RESORT TOWN AND LAKE SEVAN IN SUMMER 2007

Arminfo
2007-03-21 22:51:00

International chess competitions will be held in Armenia – in Jermuk
resort town and Lake Sevan, Serzh Sargsyan, the Head of the Armenian
Chess Federation, the Secretary of the National Security Council under
the Armenian President, and the Defence Minister of Armenia, said in
an interview to the press-secretary of the Chess Federation, Wednesday.

According to him, the organizer of these competitions is the Chess
Academy of Armenia. In October 2007, world championships will be held
in Yerevan for boys and girls under 20 years old. As for international
competitions, the European Individual Championship starts in Dresden on
April 2, and the European team championship will be held in Heraklo,
Greece, in autumn. These championships will become very important
competitions for the leading chess players of Armenia. However, the
most important thing is the world championship with participation of
Levon Aronyan, and this context, the Aronyan-Kramnik match acquires
additional value and significance, S.Sargsyan emphasized.