ARMENIAN GRANDMASTERS WIN OAE TOURNAMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 18, 2012 – 11:44 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – Armenian grandmasters Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel
Sargissian and Hrant Melkumyan participated in UAE-hosted Al Ain
International Commercial Companies Chess Team Championship as a part
of Mohd Rasool Khoori and Sons team. The team won gold, scoring 18
points out of 21 possible.
At Yerevan-hosted Andranik Margaryan Memorial, International Master
Vladimir Belous (Russia) scored 7,5 points out of 11 to come 1st.
International Master Hovik Hayrapetyan, FIDE Master Hovhannes
Gabuzyan and IM Ashot Nadanian (Armenia) scored 6,5 points each to
share 2nd-4th places.
Belous and Gabuzyan fulfilled their Grandmaster and International
Master’s norms respectively.
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