TIGRAN PETROSSIAN TAKES LEAD IN DUBAI OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

PanARMENIAN.Net –
April 6, 2010 – 19:14 AMT 14:14 GMT

On April 4-14, 12th Dubai Open Chess Championship will be hosting
150 chess players from 32 countries including Armenia.

5 chess players represented Armenia, with 4 of them scoring victories
and 1 ending the game in a draw in the first tour of the championship.

Tigran Petrossian is leading in Dubai Open Chess Championship with
1 point to his score.

Results after the 1st tour:

Sargissian Gabriel – Bhagwat Vinod (India) 0,5:0,5 Petrossian Tigran –
Shihab Khaled (Lebanon) 1:0 Melkumyan Hrant -Ayyad Husain (Bahrain)
1:0 Kotanjian Tigran – Arellano Robert (Philippines) 1:0 Harutjunyan
Gevorg – De Guzman Carlos (Philippines) 1:0.