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Armenia’s Shant Sargsyan leads in World Youth Stars
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Two Armenian chess players recorded wins in the second round of the World Youth Stars tournament.
Shant Sargsyan beat Nikolozi Kacharava (Georgia) and Mamikon Gharibyan defeated Volodar Murzin (Russia). Another Armenian player Aram Hakobyan shared points with Sergei Lobanov (Russia).
Sargsyan now tops the tournament table with 1.5 point, while Gharibyan and Hakobyan trail behind with 1 point each.