15 CHESS PLAYERS OF ARMENIA TO TAKE PART IN WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP

Noyan Tapan

Oc t 9, 2008

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. World Youth Chess Championship
will start on October 19 in the city of Vung Tau, Vietnam. It
will proceed by six age groups. 15 boys and girls will represent
Armenia. Samvel Ter-Sahakian, Karen Grigorian, Robert Hovhannisian,
Tigran Haroutiunian, Diana Mnatsakanian, Roza Shakrian, Maria Gevorgian
are among them.

It should be mentioned that five Armenian sportsmen, Vladimir Hakobian
(1986 and 1989), Elina Danielian (1992 and 1993), Levon Aronian
(1994), Gabriel Sargsian (1996), and Robert Aghasarian (2006) have
gained the title of world champion in various age groups.
From: Baghdasarian