European Women’s Individual Chess Championship: Armenia’s Maria Gevorgyan 2nd in standings after 8th round

European Women's Individual Chess Championship: Armenia’s Maria Gevorgyan 2nd in standings after 8th round

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 29, ARMENPRESS. At the 8th round of the European Women's Individual Chess Championship in Prague, Team Armenia’s Maria Gevorgyan, Elina Danielyan, Mariam Mkrtchyan, Lilit Mkrtchyan and Susanna Gaboyan all recorded victories while Anna Sargsyan lost.

Maria Gevorgyan is ranked 2nd in the standings with 6,5 points.

Poland’s Monika Soćko is leading the ranking with 7 points.

Elina Danielyan and Lilit Mkrtchyan have 6 points each.

125 chess players are competing in the 11-round tournament which will end on August 31.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS