JERMUK 2009 UNDER WAY: PRESIDENT SAYS: "I AM SURE, EXPECTATIONS WILL COME TRUE"
Panorama.am
14:15 10/08/2009
President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan made opening speech at FIDE
"Grand Prix" fifth "Jermuk-2009" tournament dedicated to 80th jubilee
of Tigran Petrosyan.
President said welcome to the participants and the guests and said that
Armenia has been hosted a chess tournament which would be honorable
for any country.
"Those who love chess, know its value and understand it, chess
tournaments become festivals for them. World chess players and
fans are going to direct their attention on Jermuk in the following
several days. Everybody expects a good and valuable game, interesting
tournament and I think, our expectations will come true," President
said.
It was also mentioned that the tournament is dedicated to Tigran
Petrosyan’s 80th jubilee. Tigran Petrosyan was a chess player
who proved that Armenian chess can have and should have serious
victories. It was forty four years after that Armenian chess team
became Olympic champion and Armenia – land of those champions.