TIGRAN L. PETROSIAN AND VARUZHAN HAKOBIAN GAIN VICTORIES IN FIRST TWO TOURS IN GIBRALTAR INTERNATIONAL CHESS TOURNAMENT

Noyan Tapan
Jan 24, 2008

GIBRALTAR, JANUARY 24, NOYAN TAPAN. A big International Chess
Tournament started on January 22 in Gibraltar. Tigran L. Petrosian
and American-based Varuzhan Hakobian take part in it. In the first
two tours they gained victories, gained two points each and are in
the leaders’ group with another 14 participants.

The tournament consists of 10 tours. The winner will be awarded 12
thousand pound sterlings.