Chess: FIDE includes 10 Armenian players in May ratings

Emil Lazarian 2018
MediaMax, Armenia
June 1 2018
FIDE includes 10 Armenian players in May ratings

Three other Armenian players included in the ratings are Gabriel Sargsyan (59th with 2680), Hrant Melkumyan (82nd with 2662 points) and Vladimir Hakobyan (97th with 2665).

World champion Magnus Carlsen (Norway) is still on top with 2843 points.

Women’s ratings put Elina Danielyan 53rd and Lilit Mkrtchyan 70th.

Four junior Armenian players have found themselves in FIDE ratings as well: Hayk Martirosyan (23rd), Manuel Petrosyan (32nd), Aram Hakobyan (36th) and Shant Sargsyan (74th).

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