PUPIL OF REPUBLICAN ACADEMY OF CHESS HAROUTIUN BARSEGHIAN RECEIVES UN CUP

Noyan Tapan

Se p 22, 2008

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 22, NOYAN TAPAN. 40 leading boys and girls aged up
to 12 took part in the traditional Chess Festival held on September 19
in the park of Yerevan State University. Haroutiun Barseghian, a pupil
of the Republican Academy of Chess, received the cup instituted by
UN. Tigran Haroutiunian (Children’s Republican Chess Sports School) and
Karen Hovhannisian (Gyumri) received the second and third prizes. They
were also awarded monetary prizes.

Grand master Smbat Lputian, the Chairman of the Republican Academy
of Chess, received a special prize of former Chairman of UN Armenian
Association, prematurely deceased Karen Asrian.

The festival was dedicated to the 17th anniversary of Armenia’s
independence and to UN Peace Day.