ARMAN PASHIKIAN LEADS FERDOWSI CHESS TOURNAMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 18, 2012 – 14:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – After the 8th round of 2nd Ferdowsi International
Chess Open Tournament in Mashhad, Iran, Armenian grandmaster Arman
Pashikian tops standings with 7,5 points.
He will face off against Azerbaijan’s Rasul Ibragimov in the 9th
round after scoring a win over Pouria Darini (Iran).
Meanwhile, another Armenian representative Levon Babujyan comes 7th
with 6 points.
Pashikian’s wife and Armenian women’s chess team member Maria Kursova
ranks 2nd with 5,5 points after beating Minoo Asgarizadeh (Iran).
Kursova will rival Sopiko Khukhashvili (Georgia) in the 8th round.