Chess: Madrid: Karen Grigoryan is the third prize winner

Emil Lazarian 2022
NEWS.am
Armenia –

The representative of Armenia Karen Grigoryan took part in one of the chess events held in Madrid near the World Chess Candidates Tournament.

In the blitz tournament, the Armenian grandmaster scored 7.5 points out of 9 and took the third place.

The title of the winner was won by the Spaniard Eduardo Iturrizaga, who scored 8 points. The second place was taken by Cuban Yusnel Bacallao Alonso with 7.5 points.

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