Samvel Ter-Sahakyan 4th at World Junior U20 Chess Championship![]() August 15, 2012 - 11:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Samvel Ter-Sahakyan tied a game vs. Hungary’s Richard Rapport in Athens-hosted World Junior U20 Chess Championship round 12. Meanwhile, Vahe Baghdasaryan and Karen Grigoryan lost to Germany’s Andreas Heimann and Eric Hansen respectively. With 9 points, Samvel Ter-Sahakyan comes 4th, Grigoryan is placed 26th with 7 points and Baghdasaryan-36th with 7 points. Shushanna Sargsyan lost to Hanna-Marie Klek (Germany) in Girls U20 round 12 to come 41st with 5,5 points. Partner news Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in. Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian is currently 3rd with 4 points, Bulgaria’s Veselin Topalov is 7th with 3 points. Partner news |