12 grandmasters to participate in Armenian Chess Championship
December 20, 2010 – 15:21 AMT 11:21 GMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – The 71st Armenian Chess Championship will be held in Tigran Petorsian Chess House in Yerevan from January 10 to 12. With 12 grandmasters participating, the winner will be included in the national team.
Arman Pashikian, Hrant Melkumian, Tigran L. Petrosian, Zaven Andriasian, Avetik Grigorian, Samvel Ter-Sahakian, Ashot Anastasian, Artashes Minasian, Robert Hovnannisian, Tigran Kotanjian, David Petrosian and Ara Minasian will compete, armchess.am reported.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Where’s Aronian?
in Wijk
Froma January 10 to 12??
No Aronian, no Sargissian, no Akopian.
Most likely it’s a message that the Armenian Chess Federation is looking at bringing up new blood within the national system while the top players represent internationally.
Go Samvel, Go go go