PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN PARTICIPATES IN CLOSING CEREMONY OF GRAND PRIX IN JERMUK

ARMENPRESS
YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, 2009

Chairman of the Armenian Chess Federation, President of Armenia Serzh
Sargsyan visited August 23 Armenian resort town of Jermuk to be present
at the closing ceremony of the Grand Prix "Jermuk-2009" tournament
dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Tigran Petrosyan. Greeting the
present Serzh Sargsyan noted that this tournament was a chess holiday
not only for Armenia but for the whole chess loving community of
the world.

In his speech the president thanked International Chess Federation
and its Chairman Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for cooperation in the conduction
of the tournament. The president also thanked the participating chess
players who showed a beautiful game. Serzh Sargsyan also congratulated
the winner Vassily Ivanchuk.

After the speech the Armenian President, Tigran Petrosyan’s son Vardan
Petrosyan, and leadership of FIDE awarded souvenirs and prizes to
the first three winners of the championship.

The participants of the ceremony warmly congratulated the winner of
"Grand Prix" Levon Aronyan. The president too congratulated Aronyan
and handed him a certificate on acquiring an apartment in one of the
newly built buildings in downtown Yerevan.