GM ANASTASIAN HAS SERIOUS FRACTURE
A1+
[01:18 pm] 18 January, 2008
Armenian Grand Masters Ashot Anastassian and Tigran Nalbandian missed
the tenth tour of the Armenian Chess Championship. Anastassian slipped
on the ice and broke his coccyx on the way to the Chess House. He
failed to participate in the tournament because of the serious break.
"I stumbled and fell on the ice on Abovian Street. The fracture is
awfully hurting now. I can neither sit nor lie. The recovery will
probably last ten days."
As of Tigran Nalbandian the latter missed the tournament because of
his father's poor health.
Nalbandian's father underwent an operation yesterday, press secretary
of the Armenian Chess Federation Gagik Hovhannissian told A1+. It is
still unknown whether Nalbandian will participate in the tournament
later on.
After the tenth tour Tigran Petrossian tops the list with 6.5
points. Ashot Anastassian takes the tenth place with 3.5 points and
Tigran Nalbandian concludes the list with 1.5 points.
A1+
[01:18 pm] 18 January, 2008
Armenian Grand Masters Ashot Anastassian and Tigran Nalbandian missed
the tenth tour of the Armenian Chess Championship. Anastassian slipped
on the ice and broke his coccyx on the way to the Chess House. He
failed to participate in the tournament because of the serious break.
"I stumbled and fell on the ice on Abovian Street. The fracture is
awfully hurting now. I can neither sit nor lie. The recovery will
probably last ten days."
As of Tigran Nalbandian the latter missed the tournament because of
his father's poor health.
Nalbandian's father underwent an operation yesterday, press secretary
of the Armenian Chess Federation Gagik Hovhannissian told A1+. It is
still unknown whether Nalbandian will participate in the tournament
later on.
After the tenth tour Tigran Petrossian tops the list with 6.5
points. Ashot Anastassian takes the tenth place with 3.5 points and
Tigran Nalbandian concludes the list with 1.5 points.