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9 ARMENIAN CHESS-PLAYERS TAKE PART IN EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Noyan Tapan
Apr 04 2006
IZMIR, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The 7th individual chess Europe
championships of men and women start on April 4. Chess-players from
several dozens of countries take part in the competitions being
held in Kushkadasi situated in the vicinity of the Turkish city
of Izmir. 9 representatives of Armenia are also among them. Grand
masters Artashes Minasian, Ashot Anastasian, Tigran L.Petrosian,
international masters Arman Pashikian and Tigran Kotanjian will
take part in the men's championship, grand masters Lilit Mkrtchian,
Elina Danielian, Nelli Aghinian and international master Siranoush
Andreasian in the women's championship. The Europe championships
also have a selective character: besides the title of the champion,
the participants will compete for the right of participation in the
world championships. Such a right will be given to chess-players that
will take 1-16th places in the Europe men's championship and 1-12th
places in the women's championship.
Noyan Tapan
Apr 04 2006
IZMIR, APRIL 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The 7th individual chess Europe
championships of men and women start on April 4. Chess-players from
several dozens of countries take part in the competitions being
held in Kushkadasi situated in the vicinity of the Turkish city
of Izmir. 9 representatives of Armenia are also among them. Grand
masters Artashes Minasian, Ashot Anastasian, Tigran L.Petrosian,
international masters Arman Pashikian and Tigran Kotanjian will
take part in the men's championship, grand masters Lilit Mkrtchian,
Elina Danielian, Nelli Aghinian and international master Siranoush
Andreasian in the women's championship. The Europe championships
also have a selective character: besides the title of the champion,
the participants will compete for the right of participation in the
world championships. Such a right will be given to chess-players that
will take 1-16th places in the Europe men's championship and 1-12th
places in the women's championship.