Akobian Wins Vegas Chess Tournament
By Armenian Weekly Staff
January 17, 2010

Akobian during one of his games in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (A.W.) – Armenian Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian won the
North American Open, one of the Continental Chess Association’s
largest annual tournaments. The tournament, held in Las Vegas from
Dec. 26-29, 2009, attracted 613 participants in its different
sections.

Nine Grandmasters were among the 99 chess players in the strongest
section, called the Open section. Five of them tied for first place.
Akobian won on tiebreak.

Earlier last year, Akobian came fourth in the 2009 U.S. Championship,
held in St. Louis, Mo.