INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT OF 10th CATEGORY HELD IN GYUMRI
GYUMRI, MAY 7, NOYAN TAPAN. An international chess tournament, which
was organized by the Chess Federation of Armenia and the National Chess
Academy, finished in Gyumri on May 6. Chess players from Russia,
Ukraine, Georgia and Armenia took part in it.
GM Arman Pashikian (Yerevan) earned 9 out of 11 possible points and
became the winner. Georgi Bagaturia and Tamaz Gelashvili (both from
Tbilisi) took 2nd and 3rd place respectively with 7 points each.
The tournament was a 10th category one. It was held for the first time
and henceforth will become traditional.
On the initiative of the National Chess Academy of Armenia, another two
international tournaments will be held soon: in Jermuk (on June 26-July
6) and Martuni (on July 10-20).