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PRESS RELEASE
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Third Armenian Republican Interscholastic Chess Tournament Concludes in
Shushi, Karabakh
On May 6, 2009, the finals of the Armenian Republican Interschool Chess
Tournament took place in Shushi, Karabakh, with the participation of 18
teams from all the regions of Armenia, Karabakh and Javakh (Georgia).
The competition is jointly organized by the Republic of Armenia’s Chess
Federation, Education and Science Ministry and AGBU.
The objectives of the national student tournament are to support the
development of chess in Armenia, foster new talent and help maintain
Armenia’s leading position in the world chess community. About 700
schools from across Armenia, Karabakh and Javakh vie for the
championship title. AGBU provided 2000 chess boards to participating
schools and awarded medals and personal computers to the winning teams.
Karabakh President Bako Sahakyan attended the championship event and
congratulated all the participants in the finals. Also in attendance at
the award ceremony were Smbat Lputian, Vice President of the Armenian
Chess Federation, Ashot Ghazarian, AGBU Armenian Representation
Director, Vrezh Ordian, Deputy Director of Armenia’s Chess Academy,
Razmik Hovsepian, Chairman of the Karabakh Sports Committee, and Arpat
Avanessian, President of Karabakh’s Chess Federation.
This year’s championship was won by three Yerevan teams: School #171
(1st), School #55 (2nd), and School #147 (3rd). The members of the
first-place team are: Tigran Iskandaryan, Maxim Gevorkian, Magelan
Mkhitaryan and Liana Avoyan.
For more information, please visit AGBU’s YouTube Channel
(youtube.com/agbuvideo) to watch a television segment (in Armenian)
about the competition.
Established in 1906, AGBU () is the world’s largest
non-profit Armenian organization. Headquartered in New York, AGBU
preserves and promotes the Armenian identity and heritage through
educational, cultural and humanitarian programs, annually touching the
lives of some 400,000 Armenians on six continents.