Chess: Armenia’s Karen Grigoryan wins int’l tournament in Portugal

Emil Lazarian 2019
Panorama, Armenia
Oct 15 2019
Sport 15:21 15/10/2019 Armenia

Armenian grandmaster Karen Grigoryan has won the 10th Open Internacional Marques de Pombal held in Portugal.

The Armenian player collected 7 points out of 7 to win the champion’s title, the Chess Federation of Armenia reported. 

Months ago, Grigoryan gained 9 points out of 9 in another tournament held in Portugal. 

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