SAMVEL TER -SAHAKYAN WINS EUROPEAN YOUTH CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
10.09.2009 10:26 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ World Youth Chess Championship, due on August
30-September 10 in Fermo, Italy was completed. Armenia was presented
at the tournament by 23 chess payers (15 men and 8 women) in all
age categories.

Grand master Samvel Ter -Sahakyan became championship winner in the
under 18 category, gaining 7,5 out of maximum 9 points.

Armenian chess players Hayk Vardanyan and David Gevogyan took 20th
and 39th places in the under 18 category.

In Women’s championship the best result was shown by Siranush
Ghukasyan, making it to 36th place in the under 12 category.

The only Armenian representative in the under 18 age category,
Shushanna Sargsyan, took the 39th place.

Vahe Bagdasaryan came 2nd in the under 16 category, who was defeated
by championship winner Gil Popilski of Israel.