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    Emil Lazarian
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Chess: Armenia’s Robert Hovhannisyan sole leader of European Individual Chess Championship after four rounds

Panorama, Armenia
Aug 30 2021
SPORT 14:31 30/08/2021 ARMENIA

Armenian GM Robert Hovhannisyan is the sole leader of the European Individual Chess Championship taking place in Reykjavik, Iceland after four rounds played.

He has scored 4 out of 4 points, the Chess Federation of Armenia reported on Monday.

Hovhannes Gabuzyan shares second place with 3.5 points. Gabriel Sargissian and Haik Martirosyan have scored 3 points apiece, while Samvel Ter-Sahakyan has 2.5 points.

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