ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYER BEST AMONG 1838
Panorama.am
15:14 21/08/2007
International chess master Hrant Melkumyan has won in international
internet championship organized by ICC chess internet portal. Two
Armenian chess players Gabriel Sargsyan and Hrant Melkumyan have
defeated Azerbaijani players Hadir Huseinov and Rauf Mamedov in
the semi-final.
Armenian Chess Federation informs that Melkumyan and Sargsyan competed
in the final. Melkumyan won the game and gained the first award. This
victory entitled him to take part in the world championship which
will kick off in Mexico on September 12, 2007.
About 1838 chess players took part in this championship.