Rudolf Pashikyan-leader of European Chess Championship

Rudolf Pashikyan is the most successful Armenia’s representative at the European Youth Chess Championship in Riga.

The 10-year-old has scored 5.5 points out of 6, and he leads the tournament table. He will meet today with Georgian representative David Nemsadze, who is one of his main opponents.

12-year-old Robert Philiposyan also performs successfully in the championship, and is the 2-7th places with 5 points.

14-year-old Marian Mkrtchyan is most confident among the girls, who have not been defeated in the championship yet, and follows the three leaders of that age group with 4.5 points.