A1+: Armenian GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan starts Iran’s tournament with victory

Emil Lazarian 2019
  • 15:56 | February 6,2019 | Sports
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The 27th Fajr Chess Cup with 126 chess players from 13 countries kicks off in Iran. 10 delegates from Armenia are among the participants.

Grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan and young chess player Areg Shmavonyan were had victories in the first round. Grandmasters Karen Grigoryan, Arman Mikayelyan and Gevorg Harutyunyan drew levels with their components.

Today, the games of the second and third rounds will take place.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS