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Mekhitarian Wins Brazil's Chess Championship
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March 8, 2013
SAO PAULO, Brazil (A.W.) - Grandmaster Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian won
Brazil's chess championship, held from Feb. 25-March. 6 here in São
Paulo.
Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian
Mekhitarian secured the title with seven wins, three draws, and one
loss, finishing the championship with 8.5/11 points.
A Brazilian Armenian, Mekhitarian scored a draw followed by a defeat
in the first two rounds of the championship, only to pick himself up
and not lose a single match in the following nine rounds.
International Master Barbosa Evandro Amorim and Mendonça Mateus Nakajo
both secured eight points and came second and third respectively.
Mekhitarian was born in São Paulo in 1986. He learned playing chess
from his father at the age of six. He won Brazil's junior (U20)
championship twice, in 2003 and 2004. He became a Grandmaster - the
highest title in chess - in 2010.
From: A. Papazian
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/03/08/mekhitarian-wins-brazils-chess-championship/
March 8, 2013
SAO PAULO, Brazil (A.W.) - Grandmaster Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian won
Brazil's chess championship, held from Feb. 25-March. 6 here in São
Paulo.
Krikor Sevag Mekhitarian
Mekhitarian secured the title with seven wins, three draws, and one
loss, finishing the championship with 8.5/11 points.
A Brazilian Armenian, Mekhitarian scored a draw followed by a defeat
in the first two rounds of the championship, only to pick himself up
and not lose a single match in the following nine rounds.
International Master Barbosa Evandro Amorim and Mendonça Mateus Nakajo
both secured eight points and came second and third respectively.
Mekhitarian was born in São Paulo in 1986. He learned playing chess
from his father at the age of six. He won Brazil's junior (U20)
championship twice, in 2003 and 2004. He became a Grandmaster - the
highest title in chess - in 2010.
From: A. Papazian