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CHESS-PLAYERS TIGRAN KOTANJIAN AND LUSINE ALAVERDIAN BECOME YEREVAN CHAMPIONS
Noyan Tapan
Mar 13 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The first group tournaments of Armenian
men and women chess championships are over. At the same time they had
a status of open Yerevan championships. International master Tigran
Kotanjian (Yerevan) took the first place and became Yerevan champion in
the men's tournament held with participation of 53 chess-players. He
gained 7.5 out of 9 possible points. David Kalashian (Gyumri) took
the second palce with 7 points. Kotanjian and Kalashian gained the
right to take part in the tournament of Armenian championship highest
group. 3 winners among 30 participants of women's tournament were to
get the right to take part in the country's championship. The winners
became: Lusine Alaverdian (Hrazdan), Anahit Kharatian (Vanadzor)
and Marianna Gasparian (Gyumri). L.Alaverdian became the winner of
Yerevan open championship.
Noyan Tapan
Mar 13 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The first group tournaments of Armenian
men and women chess championships are over. At the same time they had
a status of open Yerevan championships. International master Tigran
Kotanjian (Yerevan) took the first place and became Yerevan champion in
the men's tournament held with participation of 53 chess-players. He
gained 7.5 out of 9 possible points. David Kalashian (Gyumri) took
the second palce with 7 points. Kotanjian and Kalashian gained the
right to take part in the tournament of Armenian championship highest
group. 3 winners among 30 participants of women's tournament were to
get the right to take part in the country's championship. The winners
became: Lusine Alaverdian (Hrazdan), Anahit Kharatian (Vanadzor)
and Marianna Gasparian (Gyumri). L.Alaverdian became the winner of
Yerevan open championship.