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    Emil Lazarian
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Chess: FIDE World Rapid Championship: Armenia’s Samvel Ter-Sahakyan ties match with Magnus Carlsen

News.am, Armenia
Dec 26 2021

Armenia’s representative Samvel Ter-Sahakyan tied the match with world champion Magnus Carlsen with white figures in the second round of the FIDE World Rapid Championship in Warsaw.

Only the kings remained on the chessboard during the match that ended in the 65th step.

In the first round, Ter-Sahakyan defeated Polish chess player Jonasz Baum with black figures.

Out of Armenia’s representatives, Sergey Movsesyan, Robert Hovhannisyan, as well as Levon Aronian, who is representing the United States for the first time, each have 1.5 points. Another three rounds will be held 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