INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CHESS TOURNAMENT KICKS OFF IN YEREVAN
Panorama.am
13:17 03/10/06
International youth chess tournament kicked off in Yerevan today in
the House of Chess. Before the opening, the participants respected
the memory of Tigran Petrosyan, 9th World Champion.
Smbat Lputyan, vice chairman of Chess Federation of Armenia, Armenian
chess players always take part in chess championships with great
delight. In the words of Lputyan, youth championships take place in
Yerevan for the third time. "Youth tournaments are very interesting
and memorable," Lputyan said.
Young chess players from 50 countries take part in the tournament
which will run until October 17.