AVETIK GRIGORYAN LOST HIS CHANCE OF VICTORY

Aysor
Nov 4 2009
Armenia

Avetik Grigoryan in the Argentinean Puerto Madrin city where the
world chess tournament is being held on the penultimate round of the
20 years old league the representative of Armenian team yielded to
Sergey Zhigalko and lost all the chances for the victory. Zhigalko
headed the tournament list. Before that round the Armenian chess
player was on the 3rd position, but because of the loss in the game
he is left back and is sharing the 6-10th positions with other chess
players with 8 points. In the last round Avetik will compete with
Chinese representative You Yanzh.

In the women’s tournament Anna Hayrapetyan is lacking success. She
has also in the penultimate round lost and has been affirmed on the
28 – 32nd places with 5,5 points. On the last round Anna will meet
with the representative from Uruguay Florencia Fernandez. In theis
tournament the leader is the Turkish chess player Betul Yildizen. She
has gained 9 points.