TIGRAN KOTANJIAN WINS DUBAI OPEN

PanARMENIAN.Net
05.05.2009 12:40 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian grandmasters Tigran Kotanjian and
Ashot Atanesyan showed brilliant performance at Dubai Open
championship. Although both garnered 7 points, Tigran Kotanjian was
recognized the winner due to extra index.

In the last tour, Kotanjian made a draw with Russian grandmaster
Pavel Maletin while Anastasyan defeated India’s Arun Prasad.

The championship’s prize fund makes $45 000. The winner gets
$6000. Those winning the second and third places are awarded $5000
and $4000 respectively.