Samuel Sevian and Tatev Abrahamyan celebrate victories in US

Emil Lazarian 2019
  • 15:58 | March 25,2019 | Politics
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Our three compatriots are also participating in the 2019 US Chess Championship in St. Louis.

Tatev Abrahamyan has scored 3,5 points after five rounds and is currently in third place. By the way, she had three consecutive victories in the last three rounds. In the 6th round today, Tatev Abrahamyan will compete with US 7 champion Irina Krush.

In the 5th round of Men’s Tournament, Varuzhan Hakobyan competed with Samuel Sevian. The Armenian Derby ended with the victory of the 18-year-old grandmaster.

Samuel Sevian scored 3 points after this victory and became equal with the top four participants – Hikaru Nakamura, Lanier Dominguez, Wesley Sue and Jeffrey Ksion. Next, in the 6th round our compatriot will meet with Samuel Shankland.

Varuzhan Hakobyan is in the 9-11th places with 2 points. He will compete with Evander Liang today.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS