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    Emil Lazarian
  • 7 years ago
    • Categories: 2019

Chess: 4 chess players to represent Armenia at FIDE World Cup

News.am, Armenia

The World Chess Federation (FIDE) has released the list of the 128 participants of the play-offs for the World Cup.

Armenia will be represented by Levon Aronian, Robert Hovhannisyan, Arman Pashikyan and Sergey Movsesyan.

Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsenw will also participate in the tournament to be held in the Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk. The World Cup will be held under the knockout procedure.

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