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Times of India
Oct 17 2012
Sleeping Armenian Grandmasters miss Round 2 of International GM Chess tournament
Amit Sampat, TNN
NAGPUR: Two Armenian Grandmasters missed their second round of
International GM Chess tournament after failing to turn-up at the
Naivedhyam Celebrations Centre on Tuesday.
Aware about the passion with which Armenians play their chess, the
organizers had a field day searching for the two GMs, who were found
sleeping in their hotel rooms, unaware about the second round of the
11-round event.
After an hour-long wait and confirmation from the grandmasters --
Davit Petrosian and Gevorg Harutjunyan -- the chief arbiter awarded
the game to their lower ranked rivals, treating that the masters lost
the game by default.
When contacted by the organizers, the Grandmasters, who were
accommodated at a five-star hotel in the outskirts of the city,
initially denied about being aware of the second round for the day.
However, when they had a talk with the chief arbiter Anantharam
Rathinam both the GMs agreed to their mistake.
Both had recorded easy victories in their first round in the morning session.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/Sleeping-Armenian-Grandmasters-miss-Round-2-of-International-GM-Chess-tournament/articleshow/16845411.cms
Oct 17 2012
Sleeping Armenian Grandmasters miss Round 2 of International GM Chess tournament
Amit Sampat, TNN
NAGPUR: Two Armenian Grandmasters missed their second round of
International GM Chess tournament after failing to turn-up at the
Naivedhyam Celebrations Centre on Tuesday.
Aware about the passion with which Armenians play their chess, the
organizers had a field day searching for the two GMs, who were found
sleeping in their hotel rooms, unaware about the second round of the
11-round event.
After an hour-long wait and confirmation from the grandmasters --
Davit Petrosian and Gevorg Harutjunyan -- the chief arbiter awarded
the game to their lower ranked rivals, treating that the masters lost
the game by default.
When contacted by the organizers, the Grandmasters, who were
accommodated at a five-star hotel in the outskirts of the city,
initially denied about being aware of the second round for the day.
However, when they had a talk with the chief arbiter Anantharam
Rathinam both the GMs agreed to their mistake.
Both had recorded easy victories in their first round in the morning session.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/chess/Sleeping-Armenian-Grandmasters-miss-Round-2-of-International-GM-Chess-tournament/articleshow/16845411.cms