European Individual Chess Championship (men) will be held in Minsk, Belarus from 29 May to 10 June. The chess tournament, which will be held in 11-round Swiss system, involves 398 participants, with the best 22 qualifying for the World Cup.

As Panorama.am was informed from the official website of the Armenian National Olympic Committee, 19 Armenian chess players led by GMs Sergei Movsesian, Gabriel Sargsyan, Hrant Melkumyan, Zaven Andriasian and Arman Pashikyan will represent Armenia in the tournament.

Round 1 of the championship is scheduled on 30 May.