ARMENIAN CHESS PLAYERS WON FIRST PLACE AT WOLRD CHESS OLYMPIAD AWARDED MOVSES KHORENATSI MEDAL
Noyan Tapan
Jun 07 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 7, NOYAN TAPAN. By President of Armenia Robert
Kocharian's decree, international grand masters Levon Aronian,
Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, Vladimir Hakobian, Artashes Minasian,
Tigran Nalbandian, Arshak Petrosian and Gabriel Sargsian were awarded
Movses Khorenatsi medal. According to the message submitted to Noyan
Tapan by the RA President's Press Office, the above-mentioned grand
masters were awarded for the significant contribution in the affair
of development of chess in the Republic of Armenia as well as for
winning the 1st place in the World Chess Olympiad.
Giving this high state award to the Armenian men's team members won
the golden medal and olympic cup of the 37th World Chess Olympiad,
Robert Kocharian mentioned that whole Armenia watched the Armenian
chess players' game and, according to the President, "it is a victory
that really inspired all the Armenians during these days."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Noyan Tapan
Jun 07 2006
YEREVAN, JUNE 7, NOYAN TAPAN. By President of Armenia Robert
Kocharian's decree, international grand masters Levon Aronian,
Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, Vladimir Hakobian, Artashes Minasian,
Tigran Nalbandian, Arshak Petrosian and Gabriel Sargsian were awarded
Movses Khorenatsi medal. According to the message submitted to Noyan
Tapan by the RA President's Press Office, the above-mentioned grand
masters were awarded for the significant contribution in the affair
of development of chess in the Republic of Armenia as well as for
winning the 1st place in the World Chess Olympiad.
Giving this high state award to the Armenian men's team members won
the golden medal and olympic cup of the 37th World Chess Olympiad,
Robert Kocharian mentioned that whole Armenia watched the Armenian
chess players' game and, according to the President, "it is a victory
that really inspired all the Armenians during these days."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress