CRISTIAN BAUER: ARMENIAN CHESS NATIONAL TEAM IS A CLEAR FAVORITE IN THE FORTHCOMING MEETING
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
04.06.2009 22:49 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ French Grand Master Christian Bauer regards the
Armenian national team (2631) as a clear favorite in this rapid match
against the national team of France (2627). The match will be held
in Paris on June 24-25.
Armenia is the clear favorite in this match, having a higher
ELO average", shared Christian Bauer. "However, in such events it
all comes to team spirit and current form. This kind of event is
always nice and welcome, both for the players and the spectators, as
rapid games are usually attractive and pleasant to follow. I expect
entertaining chess!"
Chessdom.com quotes Christian Bauer.
This will be the first event for GM Bauer after the successful campaign
in the French Top 16, where he managed to lead his team to a historical
fifth place.
Armenian team will include Olympic champions Levon Aronian
(2754),, Vladimir Akopian(2696, Gabriel Sargissian(2660), Tigran
L. Petrosian(2600) and Artashes Minasian (2566).
The composition of the French team is as follows: Maxime
Vachier-Lagrave(2684), Laurent Fressinet (2664), Joel Lautier(2657)
and Christian Bauer(2605).
The organizer of the match is French company Modd’ Ailleurs
(responsible: Vartan Kaprielian) together with Chess Federations of
Armenia and France
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress