MORE THAN 1500 CHESS PLAYERS TAKE PART IN MOSCOW OPEN INTERNATIONAL SUPERTOURNAMENT
Noyan Tapan
Feb 4, 2009
MOSCOW, FEBRUARY 4, NOYAN TAPAN. 4 tours have been held in Moscow
Open International Chess Supertournament being held in Moscow.
Nine chess players represent Armenia in group A, which includes chess
players with a rating higher than 2300. Rafael Vahanian and Gabriel
Sargsian have drawn two games and gained 3 points each. Masters with
ratings up to 2300 are included in group B. Among nearly two dozens
of representatives of Armenia, Robert Aghasarian, Suren Poghosian,
David Gevorgian, and Sargis Manukian have 4 points each. Armenia
has no participant in group C, which includes only women. And Karina
Ambartsumova (3.5 points) and Tatevik Hayrapetian (2.5 points) are
included in Moscow’s team.
More than 1500 chess players in total perform in Moscow Open’s
7 groups.