PRESS RELEASE
Chess Academy of Armenia
Yerevan, Armenia
Contact: Aram Hajian
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The Karabakh 2005 International Chess Tournament
In keeping with the tradition established last year with the 2004
Petrosian Memorial, the Chess Academy of Armenia in conjunction with the
Government of Nagorno Karabakh proudly announces a Category 17 chess
tournament in Stepanakert, Karabakh October 1-11, 2005.
The event will consist of two tournaments (the “A” and “B”) of ten
players each running in parallel, with players from eleven countries
participating in one of the strongest chess events of 2005 worldwide.
Headlining the event are five players who have recently been rated 2700
or more, namely the Grandmasters Ivanchuk (Ukraine’s top player),
Aronian (Armenia’s highest rated player), Dreev (perennial Russian team
star), Sokolov (the top Dutch player), and Bologan (Moldova’s number
one). Joining them in the “A” Tournament are the current US champion,
Nakamura, China’s top active player, Bu, the champion from last year’s
Karabakh tournament, Asrian, his compatriot and current Armenian
champion, Anastasian, and the Polish leader, Macieja.
Joining the participants as honorary guest is the esteemed Hungarian GM
Lajos Portisch.
Tune in to for live games, commentary, and news
about this exciting event. Games begin at 15:00 local time daily
starting October 2, 2005.
Chess Academy of Armenia