"CHESS GIANTS YEREVAN 2008" TOURNAMENT POSTPONED FOR TWO DAYS
Noyan tapan
http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=114347
Ju ne 10, 2008
YEREVAN, JUNE 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "Chess Giants Yerevan 2008"
International Tournament with the participation of 8 famous
grandmasters started at Alexander Spendiarian State Academic Opera
and Ballet Theatre in Yerevan on June 9. The vice president of the
Republican Chess Federation, director of the Republican Chess Academy,
famous Grandmaster Smbat Lputian asked those present to observe a
minute of silence in memory of International Grandmaster, winner of
the Chess Olympiad Karen Asrian.
In the first round, Aronian-Hakobian and Sargsian-Adams games ended
in draws (1-1). Morozevich-Gelfand and Leko-Xiangzhi games ended in
1.5-0.5. The games scheduled for June 10 and 11 were postponed by the
decision of the organizational committee. The tournament will resume
on June 12.
Noyan tapan
http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=114347
Ju ne 10, 2008
YEREVAN, JUNE 10, NOYAN TAPAN. "Chess Giants Yerevan 2008"
International Tournament with the participation of 8 famous
grandmasters started at Alexander Spendiarian State Academic Opera
and Ballet Theatre in Yerevan on June 9. The vice president of the
Republican Chess Federation, director of the Republican Chess Academy,
famous Grandmaster Smbat Lputian asked those present to observe a
minute of silence in memory of International Grandmaster, winner of
the Chess Olympiad Karen Asrian.
In the first round, Aronian-Hakobian and Sargsian-Adams games ended
in draws (1-1). Morozevich-Gelfand and Leko-Xiangzhi games ended in
1.5-0.5. The games scheduled for June 10 and 11 were postponed by the
decision of the organizational committee. The tournament will resume
on June 12.