PAIRS OF FIRST ROUND ARMENIAN WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP KNOWN
PanARMENIAN.Net
21.01.2010 18:20 GMT+04:00 il
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On January 21 the draw for the Armenian Women Chess
Championship was held at the House of Chess after Tigran Petrosian.
65th championship for women will run from January 22 to February 4.
"Winners of the championship will obtain the right to represent Armenia
at various international tournaments. Winners will be included in the
Armenian national team, " Vice President of Armenian Chess Federation
Smbat Lputyan said.
Champion of Armenia in 2010 will take part in the European
Championship. There will be also cash awards: 1st place – AMD 300,
2nd place – AMD 200, 3rd place – AMD 150 thousand.
10 chess players from Yerevan and regions of Armenia will take part
in the 65th women championship of Armenia. The first round will be
held on January 22 at 15:00 by Yerevan time. Participants will play
round robin.
Following pairs will compete in the first round:
Lia Martirosyan – Lusine Karapetyan
Ani Khanamiryan – Anna Hayrapetyan
Marianna Gasparyan – Varduhi Kalashyan
Anahit Kharatyan – Naira Movsisyan
Narine Gasparyan – Anahit Karian.