TIGRAN L. PETROSIAN AND SIRANUSH ANDRIASIAN CONTINUE TO TOP POINTS
TABLES AT ARMENIA’S HIGHEST GROUP CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Games of the 8th round of Men’s
Highest Group Championship of Armenia took place on January 16. Karen
Asrian beat Tigran L. Petrosian who, however, tops the points table
with 6 points. Smbat Lputian beat Levon Babujanian and is in 2nd place
with 5.5 points. Samvel Ter-Sahakian beat Artashes Minasian and is in
3rd place with 5 points. Ara Minasian has 4.5 points, while 3 other
players earned 4 points each.
At the 4th round of Women’s Chess Championship, Siranish Andriasian
beat Liana Aghabekian and continues to top the points table with 3.5
points. Nelli Aghinian beat Lia Martirosian and is in 2nd place with
2.5 points. 3 players – Mariana Gasprian, Narine Gasparian and Anahit
Kharatian are in 3-5 places with 2 points each.