VALENTIN PANBUKCHIAN SHARED 1-3 HORIZONTALS

Panorama.am
14:26 26/04/2010

54-year-old Armenian IM Valentin Panbukchian (Bulgaria) had big
success in the open which was held in Malakoff, France. Having four
continuous wins in the last rounds, Panbukchian scored 7 points ouf of
9 and shared the 1st-3rd places with GMs Namig Guliyev (Azerbaijan)
and Vladimir Malaniuk (Ukraine). Panbukchian was awarded the 3rd
prize in the tie-break.

Armenian IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian (Brazil) was behind the winners
with half a point.

Manouk (Claude) Adamian (France), Armenian famous writer Siamanto’s
nephew, also played confidently in the tournament. 68-year-old chess
player scored 4,5 points.

197 chess players took part in the tournament.