Round 3 of the European Youth Chess Championship underway in Mamaia, Romania, from 4-15 September 2017 ended with 18 Armenian chess players claiming victories out of 36. As the Chess Federation reported, 8 players played drew, while the remaining 10 representatives of Armenia suffered defeats.

International master Hayk Martirosyan claimed the second consecutive victory at the tournament, while Benik Aghasarov (10 years old), Robert Piliposyan (10 years old), Aram Hakobyan (16 years old) and Konstantin Yayloyan (18 years old) are among the leaders in their respective age groups.

Round 4 of the tournament will start today.

To note, the European Youth Chess Championship is played according to the Swiss System in 9 rounds, with time control 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move starting from move one. The Championship will be played in 6 age categories: under 8, under 10, under 12, under 14, under 16 and under 18, boys and girls separately.

The total amount of all prizes and presents is 40.000 EUR at the minimum.