Chess: Armenia’s Haik Martirosyan wins Karen Asrian Memorial Chess Tournament

Panorama, Armenia

The 10th Karen Asrian Memorial International Chess Tournament is over at Jermuk, Armenia. At the final round, three chess players scored 7 out of 9 points.

As the Armenian National Olympic Committee told Panorama.am, Armenian IM Haik Martirosyan became the winner of the tournament due to the additional accessories, leaving behind Armenian GM Tigran Kotanjian and GM Andrey Zhigalko from Belarus.

To remind, Haik Martirosyan will be granted the International Grandmaster title in the coming future.

92 chess players, including 21 GMs from 13 countries took part in the 10th Karen Asrian Memorial.

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