LEVON ARONYAN – WORLD RAPID CHESS CHAMPION
ARMENPRESS
Aug 3, 2009
YEREVAN, AUGUST 3, ARMENPRESS: Armenian grand master Levon Aronyan
became champion of the world rapid chess tournament which ended in
the German city of Mainz. In the final round he beat Russian grand
master Yan Nepomnayshi.
Another Armenian grand master Vladimir Hakobyan, gaining 9,5 points
from possible 11 took the second place in the "Ordix" international
tournament of the rapid chess in Mainz. Grand master Gabriel Sargsyan
was the 9th.
This tournament is held each year in Mainz within the frameworks of
International Chess Tournament.