ARMENIAN MIKA-YEREVAN LADIES’ CHESS TEAM THE BEST IN EUROPE
Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Oct 16 2006
INNSBRUCK, OCTOBER 16, NOYAN TAPAN. Chess Europe Club Teams
Championship ended late in the evening of October 14 in the Austrian
city of Innsbruck.
Mika-Yerevan Armenian ladies’ team gained 5 victories, ended 2 games
in a draw, gained 12 points and took 1st place among 11 teams winning
the title of the champion. On separate chess-boards Maya Chiburdanidze
gained 5 out of 7 possible points, Elina Danielian 3.5, Nino Khurtsidze
6, Nelly Aghinian 3 points.
The Bank King Armenian team gained 4 victories, drew 2 games, was
defeated in 11 games, gained 10 points and shared 5-12th places in
competition among 56 teams. With its coefficients the Armenian team
took 11th place.
The chess-players’ results on separate chess-boards are the following:
Karen Asrian 3.5 out of 7 possible points
Smbat Lputian 4 – 2
Rafael Vahanian 7 – 4
Artashes Minasian 7 – 4
Ashot Anastasian 7 – 5
Tigran L.Petrosian 7 – 5.5
Arsen Yeghiazarian 3 – 1